DICTIONARY
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• PAN † n. 1. the skull, esp. its upper  part ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the patella or knee-pan ...1657
n. 3. the female genital area ...L17 sl.
n. 4. a bed ...1708 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. a hollow in the hills; a depressed in a field or other land ...1836 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small ice floe ...1863
n. 7. money ...1847 UK criminals' sl.
n. 8. the mouth ...M19 US sl.
n. 9. the workhouse, esp. the St. Pancras workhouse ...1874
n. 10. a person's face ...c1886 US sl.
n. 11. a pond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a tadpole or frog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 13. an attempt, an effort ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 14. a woman's body ...20C US sl.
n. 15. severe criticism ...20C sl.
n. 16. a heavy pall of mist ...1908 Sc.
n. 17. talent ...1920s US sl.
n. 18. a police station ...1925 US sl.
n. 19. an arrest ...1925 US sl.
n. 20 the palm of the hand ...1961 Amer. dial.
n. 21. the anus ...1970s US gay sl.
vb. 1. to fit, to tally, to correspond, to agree ...1571 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to agree, to get on well together; to associate with ...1721 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to join or unite together ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to yield good results; to show to advantage; to succeed ...1871
vb. 5. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; often applied to a film, theatrical performance, etc.  ...1911 sl.
vb. 6. to defame ...1914 US sl.
vb. 7. to beg ...c1920 UK tramps' sl.
vb. 8. to arrest a person ...1925 US sl.
vb. 9. to strike, to fight a person ...c1930 UK sl.
vb. 10. to catch ...L19 US sl.
vb. 11. to hit in the face ...1942 sl.
vb. 12. to utterly defeat someone in a fight; to thrash someone ...2002 UK sl.
• PAN, THE n. a frying pan of food; a fry-up ...20C Ulster sl.
• PANACY †* n. panacea, a remedy, cure, or medicine reputed to heal all diseases ...a1690
• PANAMA n. a variety of marijuana supposedly grown in Panama ...M20 US drugs sl.
• PANAMA CUT n. a variety of marijuana grown in Panama ...1960s drugs sl.
• PANAMA GOLD n. a potent, gold-leafed marijuana cultivated in Panama ...1968 US sl.
• PANAMANIAN GOLD n. a potent, gold-leafed marijuana cultivated in Panama ...1968 US sl.
• PANAMANIAN RED n. a potent variety of marijuana cultivated in Panama ...1967 US sl.
• PANAMA RED n. a potent variety of marijuana cultivated in Panama ...1967 US sl.
• PANARCHIC adj. all-ruling, all-governing ...1610 nonce word obs.
• PANARCHY * n. universal realm ...1839
• PANARET †* n. an all-virtuous one ...1609
• PANARY adj. pert. to bread ...1818
†* n. a storehouse for bread, a pantry ...1611
• PANASH † n. a plume worn in the hat ...1681 Sc.
• PANATELA n. a potent type of marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• PANATELLA n. 1. high-grade marijuana, esp. that imported from South or Central America ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 2. a large marijuana cigarette resembling a cigar ...1930s drugs sl.
• PANATIC n. a devoted, die-hard fan of steelband music ...1988 Trinidad and Tobago
• PAN-BED n. the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANBINDING n. payment or compensation for an injury ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAN BREAD adj. dead ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• PAN-BRITANNIC † adj. consisting of all the Britons or of all parts of Britain ...1709
• PANCAKE n. 1. the female genitals ...19C sl.
n. 2. a Black person viewed as over-friendly towards, or imitative of, Whites ...L19 US Black sl.
n. 3. a woman considered as a sex object ...20C sl.
n. 4. an attractive young woman, esp. with overtones of promiscuity ...1930s US sl.
n. 5. a masculine lesbian who permits herself to take the passive role ...1950s US homosexual sl.
n. 6. a dive in which the front of the body strikes flat against the water ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a heterosexual woman ...1970s US homosexual sl.
n. 8. a children's game: a version of leapfrog where you slap the other player on the rump as you jump over him in the opposite direction as leapfrog ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to flatten ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to knock down and run over ...1970s US sl.
vb. 3. to lower the body of an automobile ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• PANCAKE-ICE n. floating ice in thin flat pieces, forming in the polar seas at the approach of winter ...1817
• PANCAKES! int. used to convey one's derision for what has just been said ...1910s sl.
• PANCAKE SADDLE n. in western Canada, an English saddle ...1987 Can sl.
• PANCAKES AND SYRUP n. a combination of glutetimide and codeine cough syrup ...1990s drugs sl.
• PANCAKE TURNER n. a spatula; instrument used to turn over frying food ...1847 Amer. dial.
• PANCARPIAL †* adj. composed of all kinds of fruits ...1592
• PANCART † a placard bearing a public notification ...1656
• PANCE † vb. to dress a wound ...1713 Sc.
• PANCH vb. to prick and work a wound to extract matter, or any foreign substance, such as a bullet or prickle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAN-CHAFTED adj. having the lower jaw projecting further outward than the upper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANCHES n. broken pieces of crockery ...1852 Eng. dial.
• PANCHO adj. pert. to Mexicans or to Mexican lifestyle, fashions, etc. ...1940s US sl.
n. 1. (derogatory) a term of address to an anonymous Mexican man ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a Puerto Rican ...1960s US sl.
• PANCHREST n. a remedy, cure, or medicine reputed to heal all diseases ...1727 obs.
• PANCHRESTON † n. a remedy, cure, or medicine reputed to heal all diseases ...1632
• PANCOSMIC adj. pert. to the whole universe ...1853
• PANCRASTICAL † adj. good for all diseases, of the nature of a panacea ...1698
• PANCRIDGE PARSON n. a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• PANCROCK n. a skirt or petticoat ...1746 Eng. dial.
• PANCROCKED adj. exhausted ...20C Irish sl.
• PANCYCLOPAEDIC adj. pert. to the whole circle of science ...1852
• PAND n. a flounce or frill draping the legs of a bed and, in earlier times, also the canopy above it; a valance ...1703 Sc.
• PANDA n. a type of police patrol car painted black and white and thus supposedly reminiscent of the markings of the giant panda ...1966 sl.
• PANDA CAR n. a type of police patrol car painted black and white and thus supposedly reminiscent of the markings of the giant panda ...1966 sl.
• PAN-DAEDALIAN † adj. of all curious workmanship ...1618
• PANDAIRY n. a state of excitement; fluster; a fit of temper, rage, a tantrum ...1924 Sc.
• PANDARIC* adj. pert. to a pander, characteristic of a pimp ...1885
• PANDATION * n. in architecture: a bending, bowing, or warping ...1860
• P AND D n. a castle ...c1870 criminals' sl.
• PANDECT n. 1. a complete body of the laws of any country or of any system of law; chiefly plural ...1553
n. 2. a treatise covering the whole of a subject; a complete treatise or digest ...1591
• PANDEMIA n. a pandemic disease, a disease prevalent over the whole of as country or continent, or over the whole world ...1853
• PANDEMIAN adj. pert. to sexual love ...1818
• PANDEMIC adj. pert. to sexual love ...a1822
• PANDEMONIAC adj. pert. to hell, infernal ...1849
n. a devilish or hellish person ...1923
• PANDEMONIACAL adj. pert. to hell, infernal; disorderly, noisy ...1862
• PANDEMONIAN adj. pert. to hell, infernal; disorderly, noisy ...1889
n. an inhabitant of hell ...1795
• PANDEMONIC adj. pert. to hell ...1879
• PANDEMONIUM n. 1. hell, or the infernal regions ...1667
n. 2. a place or gathering of wild lawless violence, confusion, and uproar ...1779
n. 3. a centre of vice or wickedness, a haunt of wickedness ...1800
• PANDEMONIUM WORLD SCAREWAYS n. a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PANDEMY n. a pandemic disease, a disease prevalent over the whole of as country or continent, or over the whole world ...1853
• PANDER n. 1. a go-between in clandestine amours; one who supplies another with the means of gratifying lust; a male bawd, pimp, or procurer ...1530
n. 2. one who ministers to the baser passions or evil designs of others ...1603
n. 3. an idle, trifling child ...a1850 Sc.
vb. 1. to act as a pander to; to minister to the gratification of another's lust ...1602
vb. 2. to wander about aimlessly; to drift around in an idle, purposeless way; ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to waste time at work, to trifle, to 'play around' ...1825 Sc.
• PANDERAGE † n. the practice or trade of pandering; pimping, procuring ...1612 nonce word
• PANDERER n. a go-between in clandestine amours; one who supplies another with the means of gratifying lust; a male bawd, pimp, or procurer ...1839
• PANDERESS * n. a female pander, a bawd, a pimp, a procuress ...1606
• PANDERING adj. 1. pimping ...1603
adj. 2. trifling, aimless ...a1850 Sc.
n. aimlessness, idling ...1884 Sc.
• PANDERISM n. the practice or trade of a pander ...1601
• PANDERIZE † vb. to act the pander, to procure, to pimp ...1603
• PANDERLY † adj. of the nature of or befitting a pander or pimp ...1581
• PANDERLYET n. a late, loitering visitor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANDEROUS † adj. of the nature of or characteristic of a pander or pimp ...c1575
• PANDERSHIP * n. the function or trade of a pander ...1656
• PAN-DESTRUCTION n. universal destruction ...1884
• PANDICULATED * adj. stretched out, opened, extended ...1775
• PANDICULATION n. an instinctive movement, consisting in the extension of the legs, the raising and stretching of the arms, and the throwing back of the head and trunk, accompanied by yawning; sometimes used loosely for 'yawning' ...1649
• PANDIE n. 1. a blow or stroke with a cane, strap, etc., on the palm of the hand; a beating, esp. one administered by a schoolmaster ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. punishment in general, a severe reprimand, censure ...1808 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap; usually of a schoolmaster ...1883 Sc.
vb. 2. to punish, to chastise ...1895 Sc.
• PANDIRT n. a state of excitement; fluster, a fit of temper, rage, a tantrum ...1898 Sc.
• PANDLE n. 1. the shrimp ...1786 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a prawn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PANDOMIE n. an uproar, chaos, pandemonium, 'hell let loose' ...1911 Sc.
• PANDOOR n. a large oyster ...1894 Sc.
• PANDORE n. a large oyster ...1894 Sc.
• P AND Q n. solitary confinement in prison (peace and quiet) ...1982 US sl.
• PANDRESS * n. a female pander, a bawd, a pimp, a procuress ...1606
• PANDROUS † adj. of the nature of or characteristic of a pander or pimp ...c1575
• PANDUFFLE n. a soft shoe for indoor wear, a slipper ...1818 Sc.
• PANDURIST †* n. one who plays on a musical instrument called a rebec, or on a violin ...1656
• PANDY n. 1. a blow or stroke with a cane, strap, etc., on the palm of the hand; a beating, esp. one administered by a schoolmaster ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. punishment in general, a severe reprimand, censure ...1808 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat or strike on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap; usually of a schoolmaster ...1863 Sc.
vb. 2. to punish, to chastise ...1895 Sc.
• PANE † n. 1. a cloth; a piece of cloth; any distinct portion of a garment, a lap, a skirt ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. fur, esp. as used for a lining to a garment; a fell or skin of ermine, sable, or other fur ...a1300
† n. 3. a side of a quadrangle, cloister, court, or town ...a1300
† n. 4. a section or length of a wall or fence ...c1380
† n. 5. a piece, width, or strip of cloth, of which several were joined together side by side, so as to make one cloth, curtain, or garment ...1480
† n. 6. a package or bundle of fur containing a hundred skins ...1612
n. 7. a parsnip ...1730 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a section or plot of ground in a garden, orchard, etc. ...1819 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a dose of LSD on a tiny, clear gelatin chip ...1994 US sl.
† vb. 1. to border or line with fur ...c1330
vb. 2. to make up a piece of cloth or a garment of pieces or strips of different sorts or colours, joined side by side ...1504
• PANEE n. water in the form of rain ...1923 Sc.
• PANEGYRE † n. 1. a eulogy ...1603
† n. 2. a general assembly ...1757
• PANEGYRIC † adj. 1. of the nature of a general assembly ...1603
adj. 2. of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...a1631
† n. 1. one who writes or utters a panegyric; one who elaborately praises ...1600
n. 2. a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1603
n. 3. elaborate praise; eulogy; laudation ...1613
† vb. to utter or write a panegyric; to praise in an elaborate oration or eulogium ...1708
• PANEGYRICAL adj. 1. of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...1592-3
† adj. 2. of the nature of a general assembly ...a1617
• PANEGYRICALLY adv. by way of elaborate eulogy ...1680
• PANEGYRICIZE * vb. to pronounce or write an elaborate eulogy upon; to speak or write in praise of; to eulogize ...1787
• PANEGYRIS † n. a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1646
• PANEGYRISM n. a composition of a panegyrical character; a formal expression of praise ...1894 nonce word
• PANEGYRIST n. one who writes or utters a panegyric; one who elaborately praises ...1605
• PANEGYRIZE vb. to pronounce or write an elaborate eulogy upon; to speak or write in praise of; to eulogize ...1617
• PANEGYRIZER n. one who utters or composes formal expressions of praise ...1823
• PANEGYRY † n. a formal expression of praise ...1600
• PANEITY n. the quality or condition of being bread ...a1687
• PANEL adj. flat-sided ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a piece of cloth placed under the saddle to protect the horse's back from being galled; later, the pad or stuffed lining of a saddle employed for his purpose ...a1300
n. 2. a priest's mistress; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...14C Brit. sl.
n. 3. an ass's wooden saddle ...1530
n. 4. a prostitute who works in a brothel rather than walking the streets ...17C sl.
† n. 4. a small piece of anything ...1628
† n. 5. a window-pane ...1727-41
n. 6. a thief, usually the accomplice of a prostitute, who takes advantage of her client's preoccupation to rob him, using a special panel to enter the room ...M19 sl.
n. 7. the palm of the hand ...c1970 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
†* vb. 1.to furnish a saddle with a 'panel' or pad ...1508
vb. 2. to pursue the 'panel game' (the robbing of a prostitute's client by stealing his possessions while he is having sex) ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to attack, to beat up ...1990s sl.
• PANEL-BEATER n. an employee in a car body shop ...1984 Aust. sl.
• PANEL CRIB n. a brothel, esp. one which specializes in robbing the clients ...M19 sl.
• PANEL-DEN n. a brothel in which the walls have sliding panels for the purpose of robbery ...1860
• PANEL DODGER n. a thief, usually the accomplice of a prostitute, who takes advantage of her client's preoccupation to rob him, using a special panel to enter the room ...M19 sl.
• PANEL GAME n. 1. the robbing of a prostitute's client by stealing his possessions while he is having sex ...1890 sl.
n. 2. a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PANEL HOUSE n. a brothel with sliding walls through which thieves steal from the clothes of customers ...1848 US sl.
• PANEL JOINT n. a brothel, esp. one which specializes in robbing the clients ...M19 sl.
• PANELLATION n. the empanelling of a jury ...a1695
• PANELLING n. a beating ...2000s sl.
• PANELS OF FENCES n. in horse racing: a long lead ...1989 Aust. sl.
• PANEL STORE n. a brothel, esp. one which specializes in robbing the clients ...M19 sl.
• PANEL THIEF n. a thief, usually the accomplice of a prostitute, who takes advantage of her client's preoccupation to rob him, using a special panel to enter the room ...1860 sl.
• PANEL TRICK n. a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PANEL WORKER n. a thief, usually the accomplice of a prostitute, who takes advantage of her client's preoccupation to rob him, using a special panel to enter the room ...M19 sl.
• PANEM n. bread ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PANEULOGISM n. universal or indiscriminate praise ...a1864
• PANFRIVOLIUM n. a scene of all frivolity ...1834 nonce word
• PANG adj. 1. packed tight, stuffed, crammed ...c1560 Sc.
adj. 2. tight, compactly framed ...1813 Sc.
adj. 3. of the stomach: crammed with food ...1825 Sc.
adj. 4. of persons: crowded together, thronging ...1827 Sc.
adj. 5. completely filled; full to overflowing; at bursting point ...1923 Sc.
n. strength, vigour, energy, force ...1873 Sc.
* vb. 1. to pierce or penetrate with acute physical or mental pain; to pain, to hurt, to ache ...c1502
vb. 2. to pack a receptacle tight, to cram full, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. of the stomach: to cram or gorge with food; to be full or stuffed ...1768 Sc.
vb. 4. to squeeze objects together; to press close ...1822 Sc.
vb. 5. to push along, to press on, to hurry ...1891 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to force an unwanted article on to someone; to palm off on ...1923 Sc.
vb. 7. to pile up, to make into a heap ...1929 Sc.
• PANGA n. money ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PANGED adj. stuffed, full to overflowing ...1773 Sc.
• PANGER † n. a pannier or wicker basket ...1854 Eng. dial.
• PANG-FOU adj. of the stomach: crammed with food ...1847 Sc.
• PANGFUL * adj. full of pangs, sorrowful ...1748
• PANG-FULL adj. full, packed tight, stuffed, crammed ...1842 Sc.
• PANGINGI n. a card game similar to rummy: it is played with from five to eight combined Spanish decks (i.e. without the eights, nines, and tens) by six to fifteen players; the object is to meld groupings of cards, with certain melds being more valuable; it became popular in the US West in the late 19th century ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PANGINKY n. same as 'PANGINGI' ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PANGINNY n. same as 'PANGINGI' ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PANGONADALOT n. heroin ...1977 US sl.
• PANGRAPHIC adj. writing on all subjects or in all forms ...1821
• PANGSE vb. to walk laboriously and with effort; to struggle along ...1929 Sc.
• PANGUINGUE n. same as 'PANGINGI'...1905 Amer. dial.
• PANGUTS † an unwieldy, fat-bellied fellow; a fat, hulky, lazy fellow ..1617
• PANGY n. an affectionate term for a little child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANHANDLE n. 1. the act of begging ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. West Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a fool; an unpleasant person ...1990s sl.
n. 4. an erect penis ...1990s sl.
vb. to beg ...1884 US sl.
• PANHANDLE BEAT n. the world of beggary ...M19 US sl.
• PANHANDLER n. 1. a beggar ...1897 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a nurse ...1958 US sl.
• PANHANDLE SECTION n. West Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANHANDLE STATE n. West Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANHARMONIC adj. universally harmonic, harmonizing with all ...1886
• PANHARMONY † n. universal or general harmony ...1651
• PAN-HEAD n. a district constable ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PANHELLENIC adj. of or representing all men of Greek race ...1847
• PANHELLENISM n. the idea or plan of a political union of all Greeks ...1860
• PAN-HUMAN adj. pert. to all human beings ...1900
• PANI n. 1. water ...1923 Sc.
n. 2. water in the form of rain ...1923 Sc.
n. 3. a sheet of water, a lake ...1923 Sc.
• PANIC † adj. universal, general ...a1661 nonce use
n. 1. a period when drugs are hard to purchase ...1910s drugs sl.
n. 2. someone or something outstanding, exceptional, or excellent ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. someone or something ridiculous or amusing ...1940s Irish sl.
n. 4. a very good time ...1958 US sl.
vb. to please, to delight ...1927 US sl.
• PANIC BUTTON n. any form of switch or button that summons emergency aid, shuts down malfunctioning machinery, etc. ...1950s
• PANIC FLIP n. in pinball: the premature activation of a flipper ...1977 US sl.
• PANICFUL adj. full of panic, fearful ...1846
• PANICHTHYOPHAGOUS adj. eating fish of all kinds ...1854
• PANICKED OUT adj. in a complete panic ...1970s US sl.
• PANICKY adj. extremely elated; ecstatically happy; highly excited ...1940s US Black sl.
• PANIC MAN n. a dealer or a drug addict who is desperate for supplies ...1910s drugs sl.
• PANIC MERCHANT n. a person who habitually panics ...1962 Aust. sl.
• PANIC-MONGER n. one who endeavours to bring about or foster a panic, esp. on a political, social, or financial question; an alarmist; a term of opprobrium ...1849
• PANIC PARTY n. any sudden move ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PANIC STATIONS n. a frenzy; alarm leading to confused action ...1961 sl.
• PANIFIABLE * adj. capable of being made into bread ...1849
• PANIFICATION n. the making into bread ...1779
• PANIFICE †* n. the craft of baking or making bread; also, bread, or a loaf of bread ...1656
• PANIOLA n. a cowboy ...1938 Hawaii
• PANIOLO n. a cowboy ...1892 Hawaii
• PANION † n. a companion, a mate, a fellow, an associate ...1553
• PANISIC adj. relating to a social state in which all are equal ...1864 nonce word
• PANIVOROUS * adj. eating bread, living on bread ...1830
• PAN-JAMS n. drawers worn by child, pyjamas ...1890 Ireland
• PANJANDRUM n. 1. a mock title for an imaginary or mysterious person of much power, or one of great pretensions; a pompous pretender; one who is self-important ...a1880
n. 2. official and ceremonial fuss or formality ...1883
• PANK vb. 1. to pant, to breathe hard ...1663 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to beat; to beat the branches of an apple tree with a long pole to bring down the fruit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to pack or tamp down; to flatten; to crush; often said of sand, snow, hair, etc. ...1937 Amer. dial.
• PANKER n. a person or animal short of breath ...1885 Eng. dial.
• PAN KIBBA n. a district constable ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PANKIN n. a rage, a violent passion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAN-LICKER † n. a parasite ...1641
• PAN-LOAF adj. of a superior social status or well-to-do ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'toff'
• PAN-MEAT † n. cooked food ...c1000
• PAN MUSH n. fried cornmeal ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PANNABLE adj. 1. well-adapted, suitable, likely to fit properly ...1889 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. plausible, practicable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANNACAKE n. a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNAM n. 1. bread ...1567 thieves' cant
n. 2. any form of food ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PANNAM BOUND vb. to stop the issue of rations to a prisoner ...M19 UK prison sl.
• PANNAM-FENCER n. a street pastry-seller ...M19 UK sl.
• PANNAM-STRUCK adj. very hungry ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PANNEL n. 1. a soft saddle; a pillion; the lining of a saddle ...1838 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pain, hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. to pain, to hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PANNELING n. a severe beating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANNER n. a worker; one who sets to work well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANNEY n. 1. a burglary ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a house ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. the highway ...M18 sl.
• PANNEY-LAY n. burglary, house-breaking ...E19 sl.
• PANNICAKE n. a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNIER n. 1. a basket, esp. one of considerable size for carrying provisions, fish, or other commodities; in later use mostly restricted to those carried by a beast of burden, or on the shoulders of a man or woman ...c1300
n. 2. the female genitals; the womb ...E17 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a frame of whalebone, wire, or other material, used to distend the skirt of woman's dress at the hips ...1869
• PANNIER-MAN n. 1. a hawker of fish, etc., who carries his goods in panniers over the back of a horse or donkey ...1678 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the person in charge of a pack-saddle laden horse or company of horses ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANNIKIN adj. fretting, 'taking on' as a sickly or wearisome child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a small metal (usually tinned iron) drinking vessel; also, the contents of such a vessel ...1823
n. 2. the head ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PANNIKIN BOSS n. a person with a modest amount of authority; a minor boss; a foreman ...1898 Aust. sl.
• PANNING n. very hard criticism, as a very bad review ...1930s sl.
• PANNO n. 1. a minor official, often officious ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a foreman ...1957 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a panel van ...1998 Aust. sl.
• PANNUM n. bread ...1567 thieves' cant
• PANNY n. 1. the highway ...M18 sl.
n. 2. a burglary ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a house ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a fight between two or more women ...L19 sl.
n. 5. water ...1923 Sc.
• PANNYCAKE n. a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNY-LAY n. burglary, house-breaking ...E19 sl.
• PANNY-MAN n. 1. a hawker of fish, etc., who carries his goods in panniers over the back of a horse or donkey ...1678 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a burglar, a house-breaker ...19C sl.
n. 3. the person in charge of a pack-saddle laden horse or company of horses ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANOLETHRY † n. general destruction or slaughter ...1668
• PANOPHOBIA n. a form of melancholia marked by causeless or excessive terror; sudden fear or panic ...1799
• PANOPLIED adj. clad in complete armour ...1877
• PANOPLY n. 1. a complete suit of armour ...1632
n. 2. splendour, magnificence, pomp ...1829
vb. 1. to furnish with a complete suit of armour ...1832
vb. 2. to array with something brilliant ...1895
• PANOPTIC adj. all-seeing; in which all is seen; seeing the whole at one view ...1826
• PANOPTICAL adj. pert. to a view of everything at once ...1879
• PANOPTICON n. 1. a prison of circular shape having cells built round and fully exposed towards a central 'well', whence the warders could at all times observes the prisoners ...1791
n. 2. a place where everything is visible; a showroom for novelties ...1851
• PANORAMA n. 1. a complete and comprehensive survey or presentation of a subject ...1801
n. 2. a lover, a paramour ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a hammer ...L19 rhyming sl. (pronounced with a short 'a')
• PANORAMAL adj. passing everything under survey or review ...1808 nonce word
• PANORAMAS n. pyjamas ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• PAN OUT vb. 1. to work out, to result in ...1871 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to hand over money ...L19 Aust. & US sl.
• PAN-PAN-DO n. French toast ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PANPHARMACAL †* adj. pert. to a universal medicine ...1657
• PANPHARMACON * n. a remedy against all diseases and poisons; a universal remedy; a medicine for all diseases...1661
• PANPOLISM n. equality of civil rights ...1884
• PAN SCRATCHER n. a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PANSE †* n. a thought ...a1500
† vb. 1. to think; to meditate ...a1500
† vb. 2. to think of, to consider, to heed ...1560
vb. 3. to attend to surgically or medically; to dress a wound ...a1584 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANSELENE † n. the full moon ...1706
• PANSEMENT n. the dressing of a wound ...1842 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANSH n. a state of excitement or fluster ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANSHARD n. a piece of broken crockery ...1851 Eng. dial.
• PANSHEET n. a state of excitement, confusion, sudden passion, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PANSHINE n. a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSHIT n. a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSIE n. 1. an admirable person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. an effeminate and/or homosexual man ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a woman; one's girlfriend ...1920s US Black sl.
• PANSIFIED adj. effeminate; homosexual ...20C US sl.
• PANSING † n. 1. thinking ...1500-20
n. 2. the dressing of a wound ...1579-80 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANSOPHIC adj. embracing all knowledge ...1660
• PANSOPHICAL adj. embracing all knowledge ...1651
• PANSOPHISM n. the possession or profession of universal knowledge ...1868
• PANSOPHIST n. a claimant or pretender to universal knowledge ...1864
• PANSOPHY n. 1. universal or large amount of knowledge ...1642
n. 2. the claim or pretension to universal knowledge ...1792
• PANSPERMATIC † adj. that is the seed or seminal principle of all things ...1690
• PANSY adj. (derogatory) homosexual ...1929 sl.
n. 1. an admirable person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. an innocent and naive youth ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a male homosexual ...1929 sl.
n. 4. (derogatory) an effeminate man ...E20 sl.
n. 5. a woman; one's girlfriend ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. of a homosexual man: to act in an overtly effeminate manner ...1960s US sl.
• PANSY-ASS adj. effeminate, weak ...2002 US sl.
• PANSY-BALL n. a dance attended by homosexual males ...M20 US sl.
• PANSY-BOY n. 1. (derogatory) a male homosexual ...1929 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1976 Aust. sl.
• PANSYLAND n. a gathering place for homosexual males ...M20 US sl.
• PANSY-MAN n. a male homosexual ...1999 Antigua and Barbuda
• PANSY PATCH n. an area in west Hollywood, California, largely populated by homosexual men since the 1960s ...1971 US sl.
• PANSY PATH n. a gathering place for homosexual males ...M20 US sl.
• PANSY POTTERS n. the documents given to someone who is dismissed from employment ...1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'jotters'
• PANSY PRATTLE n. the snide remarks and witty insults characteristic of male homosexual banter ...1980 US sl.
• PANSY UP vb. 1. of a homosexual: to flirt ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to dress or adorn affectedly or effeminately ...1946 sl.
vb. 3. to beautify the person ...1966
• PANT n. 1. a public fountain, cistern, or well; usually a stone or iron erection with a spout, whence water is drawn, a conduit ...1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a back stroke ...1721 Sc.
n. 3. a prank, a frolic, a 'lark', a piece of fun, a caper, a piece of boyish mischief ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. mud, mire ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 5. trousers ...1979 India sl.
vb. to provide with trousers or pants; to allow (one) to wear long trousers ...1934 Amer. dial.
• PANTAGAMY n. a communistic system of complete marriage, in which all the men and women of a household or community are regarded as married to each other ...1852
• PANTAGRUELION n. a humorous name given to hemp, as the source of the hangman's rope ...1857
• PANTALETTES n. loose drawers with a frill at the bottom of each leg, worn by young girls c1825-53; later applied euphemistically to drawers, trousers, wide trousers for cycling, or the like, worn by women ...1847
• PANTALOON n. 1. the Venetian character in Italian comedy, represent as a lean and foolish old man, wearing spectacles, pantaloons, and slippers ...c1590
† n. 2. a term of contempt applied to an enfeebled, tottering old man; a dotard, an old fool ...1596-1600
n. 3. (derogatory) a nickname for a Scottish courtier ...1660
n. 4. in modern pantomime, a character represented as a foolish and vicious old man, the butt of the clown's jokes, and his abettor in his pranks and tricks ...1781
• PANTALOONS † n. 1. a kind of breeches or trousers in fashion for some time after the Restoration ...1661
n. 2. trousers generally ...1804
• PANTAMORPHIC adj. generally deformed ...1857
• PANTAN n. a soft shoe, a slipper ...1897 Sc.
• PANTAPHOBIA n. total absence of fear ...1893
• PANTAPPLE n. a slipper; formerly applied to every sort of indoor slippers or loose shoes; also to outdoor overshoes or galoshes, and to all manner of Oriental and non-European slippers, sandals, and the like ...1494
• PANTARCHY n. a state in which the rule is vested in the whole people ...1899
• PANTARITE † n. all-virtuousness ...1624
• PANTECHNIC * adj. pert. to or comprehending all the arts ...1848
• PANTECHNICON n. a word, invented as the name of a bazaar of all kinds of artistic work, come to be applied to a large warehouse for storing furniture, and also to be colloquially used as short for 'pantechnicon van', a furniture, removing van ...1830
• PANTER † n. 1. a word originally meaning 'baker', but usually applied to the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry; the controller of the bread in a large establishment ...1297
† n. 2. a fowling net, a fowler's snare' a net, a snare, a trap, a noose ...c1325 obs. exc., Eng. dial.
n. 3. the heart ...a1700 sl.
† n. 4. the paunch or belly ...1706
n. 5. a hart or male deer ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. underwear ...1940s sl.
• PANTERER † n. a word originally meaning 'baker', but usually applied to the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry; the controller of the bread in a large establishment ...a1400
• PANTERNY n. a pantry ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PANTERS n. the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• PANTEYS n. women's or children's underpants ...19C colloq.
• PANTHER n. 1. a fierce or savage man ...1868
n. 2. strong home-brewed or cheap liquor, usually gin ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a condom ...2002 Jamaica sl.
• PANTHER-CAT n. the ocelot ...1895
• PANTHER BREATH n. strong, illegally manufactured whisky ...1999 US sl.
• PANTHERESS n. a fierce or cruel but beautiful woman ...1868
• PANTHER JUICE n. alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine ...1929 sl.
• PANTHER MILK n. strong home-brewed or cheap liquor, usually gin ...1930s sl.
• PANTHER PISS n. alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine ...1929 sl.
• PANTHER-PIZEN n. strong or inferior liquor; moonshine ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PANTHER PURGE n. strong home-brewed or cheap liquor, usually gin ...1930s sl.
• PANTHER'S BREATH n. illegally made liquor; moonshine ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PANTHER'S PISS n. alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally ...1929 sl.
• PANTHER SWEAT n. 1. alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine ...1929 sl.
n. 2 surgical spirit and Italian vermouth mixed as a potent drink ...1984 Brit. sl.
• PANTHER-WATER n. strong or inferior liquor; moonshine ...1940 Amer. sl.
• PANTIES n. 1. women's or children's underpants ...19C colloq.
n. 2. trousers ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. the underwear worn by a prison homosexual ...1970s US prison & homosexual sl.
• PANTILE adj. dissenting, nonconformist ...1785
n. 1. a religious dissenter ...1785
n. 2. a hat ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a sea biscuit ...1873 nautical sl.
• PANTILE-HOUSE n. a dissenter's meeting house ...L18
• PANTILE PARK n. London, as seen from a high window ...L19 sl.
• PANTILER n. a religious dissenter ...1785
• PANTILE-SHOP n. a dissenter's meeting house ...L18
• PANTIN n. a soft shoe, a slipper ...1897 Sc.
• PANTINE † n. a pasteboard figure of a human being, having the neck, body, and limbs jointed, so as to move when pulled by a thread or wire; a fashionable toy in the middle of the 18th century ...1748
• PANTIPLE n. a slipper; formerly applied to every sort of indoor slippers or loose shoes; also to outdoor overshoes or galoshes, and to all manner of Oriental and non-European slippers, sandals, and the like ...1494
• PANTISOCRACY n. a form of social organization in which all are equal in rank and social position; a Utopian community in which all are equal and all rule ...1794
• PANTLE † vb. 1. to pant ...1652 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to patter about, to walk with quick, soft steps ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANTLER † n. the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry; the controller of the bread in a large establishment ...c1330
• PANTLOAD n. a great deal of something ...1968 US sl.
• PANT MOUSTACHE n. a fringe of pubic hair that escapes the confines of a female's underwear or swimwear ...2003 Brit. sl.
• PAN TO vb. to begin to work, to set to work with energy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PANTOCLE n. a slipper; formerly applied to every sort of indoor slippers or loose shoes; also to outdoor overshoes or galoshes, and to all manner of Oriental and non-European slippers, sandals, and the like ...1494
• PANTOD n. a vague or undefined illness; an imaginary illness; a fit; a violent pain ...1901 Amer. dial.
• PANTO-DEVIL † n. a complete or entire devil ...1694
• PANTOFLE n. a slipper; formerly applied to every sort of indoor slippers or loose shoes; also to outdoor overshoes or galoshes, and to all manner of Oriental and non-European slippers, sandals, and the like ...1494
• PANTOGELASTIC adj. all-laughable ...1808
• PANTOGELASTICAL * adj. all laughable; laughable throughout ...1808
• PANTOGLOSSICAL †* adj. belonging to all tongues or languages ...1716
• PANTOGLOT adj. knowing or speaking all languages ...1895
n. one who speaks many languages ...1895
• PANTOGRAPHY * n. complete description ...1828
• PANTO-IATRICAL † adj. universally healing, all-healing ...1716
• PANTOLOGIC adj. of universal knowledge ...1858
• PANTOLOGICAL adj. of universal knowledge ...1808
• PANTOLOGIST n. one who studies or is versed in universal knowledge ...1840
• PANTOLOGY n. a survey or systematic view of all branches of knowledge; universal knowledge; also, a compendium of universal information ...1810
• PANTOMANCER † n. a diviner upon all kinds of things ...1652
• PANTOMETRY † n. universal measurement; a measuring of all things ...1656
• PANTOMIME n. a mimic actor; one who represents his meaning by gestures and actions without words ...1615
• PANTOMIME COW n. a row; an argument ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PANTOMIMIC adj. of the nature of pantomime or mimicry; expressed by dumb show ...a1680
n. a mimic actor; one who represents his meaning by gestures and actions without words ...1617
• PANTOMIMICAL * adj. of the nature of pantomime ...1644
• PANTOMIMICALLY adv. by way of pantomime ...1839
• PANTOMIMICRY † n. significant gesture without speech; mime ...1728
• PANTOMIMIST n. a mimic actor; one who represents his meaning by gestures and actions without words ...1838
• PANTOMORPH n. that which takes any or all form or shapes ...1841
• PANTOMORPHIC adj. assuming any or all forms or shapes ...1836
• PANTON n. 1. a slipper ...1489 Sc.
n. 2. an idle fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANTONY n. a pantry ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PANTOPELAGIAN adj. frequenting or inhabiting all seas ...1857
• PANTOPHAGIC adj. eating all kinds of food, omnivorous ...1850
• PANTOPHAGIST n. a man or animal that devours things of all kinds; an omnivorous eater ...1822
• PANTOPHAGOUS adj. eating all kinds of food, omnivorous ...1848
• PANTOPHAGY n. the eating of all sorts of food ...1841
• PANTOPHILE † n. a lover of all ...1898
• PANTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear marked by terror ...1842
• PANTOPHOBIC adj. having irrational fears ...1857
• PANTOPHOBOUS adj. having irrational fears ...1893
• PANTOPHOBY n. an irrational fear marked by terror ...1857
• PANTOPRAGMATIC adj. universally meddling or occupied with everything; officious ...1861
n. a meddling person; a busybody ...1861
• PANTOPRAGMATICS n. the alleged 'science' of universal meddling ...1861
• PANTOSCOPIC adj. having a wide range of vision ...1875
• PANTOUFFLE n. a soft shoe for indoor wear, a slipper ...1818 Sc.
• PANTRY n. 1. the stomach ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s US Black sl.
† vb. to lay up or store ...1660 Sc.
• PANTRY POLITICS n. servants' talk ...L19 UK society sl.
• PANTRY SHELVES n. the breasts ...19C Brit. colloq.
• PANTS adj. 1. applied to something that is very easily done ...1996 Sc. sl.
adj. 2. rubbish, second-rate, inferior ...1990s sl.
n. 1. trousers ...1840
n. 2. pantaloons ...1880 colloq.
n. 3. nonsense, rubbish ...L19 sl.
n. 4. the ponds or sloppy places left by unusually high tides on the foreshore or between the sea embankments ...1891 Eng, dial.
n. 5. the buttocks ...1920s sl.
n. 6. a jocular nickname for any human male ...E20 US sl.
n. 7. sex ...1965 US sl.
n. 8. best bitter beer ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'best' (Pants and Vest)
vb. 1. to provide with trousers or pants; to allow (one) to wear long trousers ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to remove someone's trousers whether they like it or not ...1940s US sl., chiefly juvenile usage
vb. 3. to pull someone's trousers down as part of a prank or practical joke ...1989 sl.
int. nonsense! ...1990s sl.
• PANTS, THE n. a fit of panting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• PANTS AND VEST n. best bitter beer ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'best'
• PANTS AT HALF-MAST phr. said of someone who has been caught serving as a catamite; hence, caught in the act ...E20 US sl.
• PANTSFUL n. a great deal, esp. of something bad; a suggestion of a lot of excrement ...1993 US sl.
• PANTS GARTERS n. suspenders ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PANTS HANGERS n. suspenders ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PANTS HOLDER-UPPERS n. suspenders ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANTS MAN n. a womanizer ...1968 Aust. sl.
• PANTS RABBIT n. a louse or other body vermin, a flear, a parasite ...1918 US sl., chiefly military usage
• PANTS RAT n. a louse or other body vermin. a parasite ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PANTSULA n. a township dandy whose life is dedicated to the purchase of expensive, fashionable clothes ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• PANTS SUPPORTERS n. suspenders ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PANTUFFLE n. a slipper; formerly applied to every sort of indoor slippers or loose shoes; also to outdoor overshoes or galoshes, and to all manner of Oriental and non-European slippers, sandals, and the like ...1494
• PANT-WELL n. a well that is covered or built up ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PANT-WORM n. the penis ...1990s US prison sl.
• PANTY adj. short-winded ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANTY-ASSED adj. effeminate; homosexual ...1970s US sl.
• PANTY HAMSTER n. the vagina ...2002 UK sl.
• PANTYMAN n. an effeminate heterosexual man; a homosexual man ...1993 Trinidad and Tobago
• PANTYPOP vb. to fart ...2003 US sl.
• PANTYR †* n. a pantry ...c1475
• PANTY RAID n. a college fad in which male students invade the dormitories of female students, seizing underwear as trophies ...1952 US sl.
• PANTY-STRETCHER n. a well-built young lady, a heavy woman ...1976 US sl.
• PANTYWAIST adj. timid; weak; effeminate; sissified ...1930s sl.
n. 1. a timid, weak, or effeminate boy or man; a sissy; a cowardly person ...1936 US sl.
n. 2. a homosexual ...1936 Amer. sl.
• PANTZILLA n. Sildenafil citrate marketed as Viagra, an anti-impotence drug taken recreationally for performance enhancement, in combination with other chemicals that stimulate the sexual appetites ...2001 UK sl.
• PAN UP vb. to prepare a powdered drug for heating prior to injection ...1971  US sl.
• PANUPETASTON n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• PANURGIC * adj. able or ready to do anything ...1873
• PANURGY †* n. craftiness, cunning, deceit, guile, a meddling in all matters ...1656
• PANWIT n. a fool ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• PANYA adj. Spanish ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PANYAL n. a boggy, marshy, or muddy place; an ill-drained swampy piece of ground ...1920 Sc.
• PANYAR vb. to seize as plunder, to raid, to steal; to kidnap natives as slaves ...1735 W. Afr.
• PAN YEN n. opium; heroin; orig. used of opium only ...1922 US sl.
• PANZER n. a Mercedes-Benz car ...1997 US sl.
• PANZER HEAD n. a term of abuse used of someone who is or resembles a German ...1980s sl.
• PAP adj. of persons or objects: weak, feeble ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a teat or nipple of a woman's breast ...c1200
n. 2. soft or semi-liquid food for invalids or infants, made of bread, meal, etc., moistened with water or milk ...c1430
n. 3. a small round tumour or swelling; a pimple ...1552
† n. 4. the pulp of an apple, esp. when roasted ...1594
n. 5. a teat of an animal ...1634 chiefly N. Eng. dial.
n. 6. a mother's milk ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a father ...1844 Amer. dial.
n. 8. paper money ...M19 sl.
n. 9. an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
n. 10. the projection of the mouth ...1892 Sc.
n. 11. a newspaper ...1900s US sl.
n. 12. nonsense; worthless talk ...20C US colloq.
n. 13. one of the segments of an orange ...1910 Sc.
n. 14. a lecher; a whoremonger ...M20 US sl.
n. 15. a grandfather; an old man ...1955 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to make a popping sound, to pop ...1837
vb. 2. to work as a press photographer who specializes in the sensational and the celebrated ...2004 UK sl.
• PAPA † n. 1. the pope of Rome ...1559
n. 2. a parish priest, or any member of the lower orders of the clergy in the Orthodox Eastern Church ...1591
n. 3. a father ...1681
n. 4. an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
n. 5. a husband ...1904 US sl.
n. 6. oneself ...1920s US sl.
n. 7. a Lincoln automobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 8. a masculine lesbian ...1940s US sl.
n. 9. an older homosexual man ...1950s US sl.
n. 10. a male animal, esp. one used for breeding purposes; a bull ...1950 Amer. euphemism
n. 11. a grandfather ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAPABLE * adj. capable of being elected pope; qualified for the office of pope ...1592
• PAPA COW n. a bull ...c1960 Amer. euphemism
• PAPAGAN † adj. Roman Catholic ...1647
† n. a Papist ...1641
• PAPAGEE n. a member of the Roman Catholic Church, a papist ...1767 Sc.
• PAPA HOG n. a boar ...1965 Amer. euphemism
• PAPAL † n. a Papist ...1611
• PAPALIN † n. a member of the papal party or papal church; an adherent of the pope, a papist ...1624
• PAPALINA †* n. a female papist ...1671
• PAPALITY † n. the papal office, dignity, or authority; the popedom ...1456
• PAPALTY † n. the papal office, dignity, or authority; the popedom ...1577
• PAPANE †* adj. papal, pert. to the pope ...1581
†* n. a Papist ...1581
• PA-PAP n. a grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAPAPHOBIA * n. dread of the pope or of popery ...1798
• PAPAPHOBIST n. one who fears the pope or popery ...1818
• PAPA PIG n. a boar ...c1960 Amer. euphemism
• PAPARAZZI n. press photographers who specialize in the sensational and the celebrated, or a single photographer similarly engaged ...1968 UK sl.
• PAPARCHICAL adj. pert. to papal rule ...1895
• PAPARCHY * n. papal rule or sovereignty; government by the pope ...1839
• PAPASHIP n. the position of being a 'papa'; fatherhood ...1816
• PAPATE †* n. the office of pope, the papacy ...1390
• PAPA-TREE-TOP-TALL n. an extremely tall man ...1930s US Black sl.
• PA-PAW n. a grandfather; rarely, a father or stepfather ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PAPAYA n. the vagina ...20C sl.
• PAP-BAIRN n. a child at the breast; a suckling ...1768 Sc.
• PAP-BONE † n. each of the pair of ribs beneath the paps ..1581
• PAPBROEK n. a coward, a weakling ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• PAPE n. 1. the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1935 Sc. & Ulster sl.
• PAPEJAY † n. a parrot ...1861 Sc.
• PAPELARD † adj. hypocritical (for greed or gain) ...c1340
† n. a flattering parasite; a hypocrite; a sycophant ...1340
• PAPELARDRY † n. sycophancy, hypocrisy for greed or gain ...c1400
• PAPELARDY † n. sycophancy, hypocrisy for greed or gain ...c1400
• PAPELOTE † n. porridge ...1393
• PAPER † n. 1. written documents collectively; paper bearing writing ...1386
n. 2. free passes of admission to a theatre or other entertainment; persons admitted by free passes ...1785 UK sl.
n. 3. any form of money order, IOU, promissory note or financial document other than actual cash ...L18 sl.
n. 4. money, usually notes ...L18 sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. playing cards ...M19 US sl.
n. 6. counterfeit banknotes ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. an admission ticket, such as to a dance; also, a forged ticket ...M19 US sl.
n. 8. posters or similar publicity material ...L19 US sl.
n. 9. marked cards for sharpers ...1894 US sl.
n. 10. a forged or useless cheque or other financial instrument ...20C US sl.
n. 11. a notice to quit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a sheet of paper impregnated with a drug in solution or any other form of smuggling drugs into prison ...1920s US drugs sl.
n. 13. a railroad ticket ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 14. cigarette papers, esp. when used for rolling marijuana cigarettes ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 15. a cigarette paper ...1950 UK sl.
n. 16. heroin sold in a paper packet; a folded paper containing any powdered drug ...1953 US sl.
n. 17. any form of legal or similarly authoritative documentation, such as a marriage certificate, prison documentation ...1940s sl.
n. 18. a drug prescription ...1960s sl.
n. 19. a cheque ...1972 US sl.
n. 20. probation in lieu of a jail sentence; parole from prison ...1973 US sl.
n. 21. a speeding ticket ...1976 US sl.
n. 22. personal identification papers ...1982 US sl.
n. 23. an underworld contract to have someone killed ...1983 US sl.
n. 24. promotional literature produced as part of a telephone sales swindle ...1988 US sl.
n. 25. crack cocaine ...1990s sl.
n. 26. a small amount of methamphetamine ...2000s sl.
n. 27. proof that a prisoner is an informer ...2000s US prison sl.
* vb. 1. to write about, to describe in writing ...1594
vb. 2. to boost an audience by giving out free passes to a show or entertainment ...1879 sl.
vb. 3. to defraud someone by passing a forged cheque ...1925 sl.
vb. 4. to nag someone ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (paper bag)
• PAPER ACID n. LSD esp. when dropped onto a square of blotting-paper, or when combined with another drug ...1960s drugs sl.
• PAPER AND PLASTIC n. in gambling: a combination of cash and betting chips ...1996 US sl.
• PAPER BAG vb. to nag someone ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• PAPERBAG CASE n. an ugly woman ...1976 US sl.
• PAPERBAG JOB n. someone physically unattractive, esp. facially, so that if one were to have sex with them, one would need a paperbag to hide the head ...Aust. sl.
• PAPER BLUNT n. a marijuana cigarette ...2003 UK sl.
• PAPER-BLURRER n. a term of contempt for an inferior writer ...1581
• PAPER BOY n. 1. a heroin peddler ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 2. a boy who has had sex with a lot of people in his area ...1990s sl.
• PAPER CHASER n. one who is looking for money, usually a drug dealer ...2000s US Black sl.
• PAPER-CIGAR † n. a cigarette ...1833
• PAPER-COLLARED SWELL n. a clerk, a 'white-collar worker' ...M19 NZ sl.
• PAPER COLLAR SOLDIER n. a soldier from the northeast (to westerners) ...US Civil War usage
• PAPER CRIER n. a street seller of newspapers; a news vendor ...1711 Sc.
• PAPER DOLL n. a promiscuous, sexually available woman ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'moll'
• PAPER-DRAGON n. a paper kite ...1851 Eng. dial.
• PAPERED adj. used of a stadium or an auditorium filled by people given free tickets ...1978 US sl.
• PAPEREN adj. made of paper ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PAPERER n. one who issues or receives free passes to a theatre or other entertainment ...L19 sl.
• PAPER-FACED adj. having a thin or pale face ...1597
• PAPER-FAKE vb. to sell ballads on the street ...M19 sl.
• PAPER-FIDDLER n. one who is energetic or lively in his movements; a light-headed, thoughtless fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• PAPER FIEND n. one who sucks the amphetamine-impregnated strips from an amphetamine inhaler ...1940s drugs sl.
• PAPER GROWER n. a recycling bin for paper ...1989 Can. sl.
• PAPER-HANG n. the passing of counterfeit money or forged securities ...1976 US sl.
• PAPER-HANGER n. 1. someone who passes forged or fraudulent cheques ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a criminal whose expertise is the use of fraudulent securities ...1954 US sl.
n. 3. in trucking: a police officer writing a ticket ...1976 US sl.
• PAPERHANGER'S PASTE n. thick gravy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAPER-HANGING n. passing bad cheques ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• PAPER HAT n. a fool ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'prat'
• PAPERIE n. a small paper; a short paper ...1886 Sc.
• PAPER-LAYER n. one who habitually passes bad cheques ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• PAPER LEG n. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• PAPER MAKER n. 1. a beggar who poses as an agent of a paper-mill and is thus given cast-off rags, which are then sold for profit ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a gatherer of rags and other saleable rubbish from the streets and gutters ...M19 sl.
• PAPER MAN n. a convict holding a ticket of leave ...M19 Aust. sl.
• PAPER MARRIAGE n. a society wedding ...L19 sl.
• PAPER MILL n. a small, unstable bank ...M19 US sl.
• PAPER MINISTER n. a minister who reads their sermons rather than learning them by heart ...1854 Sc. colloq.
• PAPER-MOTH † n. one who is constantly occupied with paper, one devoted to reading ...1698
• PAPER MUSHROOMS n. LSD, esp. that which has been dropped onto blotting-paper ...1980s drugs sl.
• PAPERN † adj. of paper ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAPER NEWS n. a newspaper ...1821 Sc.
• PAPER-PUNCHER n. a handgun target shooter ...1957 US sl.
• PAPER PUSHER n. 1. a bureaucrat or clerk of the lowliest rank, the implication being that they never write on, but only push around, paper ...20C sl.
n. 2. in the military: anyone with a desk job and not in combat ...1980 US sl.
n. 3. a person who places counterfeit money into circulation ...1985 US sl.
• PAPER-PUSHING n. working in an office or as a clerk ...1970s sl.
• PAPERS n. 1. any form of money order, IOU, promissory note or financial document other than actual cash ...L18 sl.
n. 2. in prison: a person's background ...2000 US sl.
• PAPER SCULL n. a fool ...L17 sl.
• PAPER-SCULLED adj. foolish, simple ...L17 sl.
• PAPER-SHADE IRISH n. lower class Irish ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAPER SKULL n. a fool ...L17 sl.
• PAPER-SKULLED adj. foolish, simple ...L17 sl.
• PAPER SOLDIER n. a rear-area military personnel who supported those in combat ...1990 US sl.
• PAPER-STAINER n. 1. one who stains or colours paper; used humorously for an inferior author or clerk; an author of small repute ...1596 humorous
n. 2. a maker of paper-hangings ...1756
• PAPER-STEALTH † n. literary piracy, plagiarism ...1647
• PAPER-TABLE † n. a sheet or leaf of paper ...1591
• PAPER THE HOUSE vb. to give away free tickets to an event in order to secure a large audience ...1859 UK sl.
• PAPER TIME n. the additional years added to a prison sentence because of publicity surrounding the crime, criminal, and/or trial ...1962 US sl.
• PAPER TOP n. a convertible car top ...1973 US sl.
• PAPERWEIGHT n. 1. a railroad yard clerk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in horse racing: a very small weight allowance in a weight-handicapped event ...1989 Aust. sl.
• PAPERWORK n. 1. any alteration of playing cards as part of a cheating scheme ...1962 US sl.
n. 2. a speeding ticket ...1976 US sl.
n. 3. money; currency notes ...1997 UK sl.
• PAPER WORKER n. a street seller of broadsides ...M19 sl.
• PAPER-WORM † n. one devoted to reading, a bookworm ...1691
• PAPER YABBER n. a letter ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PAPES n. 1. a foolish youth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. bread and milk; a sort of gruel made by boiling flour and water together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. money ...1990s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. cigarette rolling papers ...1997 US sl.
• PAPESS n. a female pope ...1620
• PAPETERIE n. a case or box, usually ornamental, for paper and other writing materials; a stationery-case ...1847
• PAP FEEDER n. a spoon ...M19 sl.
• PAP-HAWK †* n. a child at the breast; a suckling ...c1450
• PAP-HEAD † n. the nipple ...1530
• PAPHIAN adj. 1. pert. to objects, persons, or acts which are lewd and illicit ...M17
adj. 2. pert. to love; esp. pert. to or devoted to unlawful sexual indulgence; belonging to the class of prostitutes; unchaste ...1656
n. a prostitute ...1811
• PAPHIAN GAME n. prostitution ...L16 sl.
• PAPHOOD n. infancy ...1837 nonce word
• PAPI n. a Black person or a Puerto Rican ...2000s US Black sl.
• PAPICOLAR adj. Roman Catholic ...c1810
• PAPICOLIST †* n. a worshipper of the pope, a papist ...1633
• PAPILIOUS †* adj. allied to the butterfly ...1733
• PAPINGAY † n. a parrot ...1861 Sc.
• PAPINGO n. 1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church, a papist ...1767 Sc.
† n. 2. a parrot ...1861 Sc.
• PAPION † n. the cheetah ...a1375
• PAPISH n. a Papist; a Roman Catholic ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAPISHER † n. an adherent of the pope; an advocate of papal supremacy; also, a member of the Roman Catholic Church; a Roman Catholic ...1823 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAPISM n. the papal system; popery; Roman Catholicism ...1550
• PAPIST n. (usually hostile or opprobrious) an adherent of the pope; an advocate of papal supremacy; also, a member of the Roman Catholic Church; a Roman Catholic ...1534
• PAPIST-CROSS n. a cross; a ludicrous term that was used by young people ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAPISTIC adj. (usually hostile or opprobrious) adhering to the pope; Roman Catholic ...1545
n. an adherent of the pope; an advocate of papal supremacy; also, a member of the Roman Catholic Church; a Roman Catholic ...1589
• PAPISTICAL adj. (usually hostile or opprobrious) adhering to the pope; Roman Catholic ...1537
† n. a Roman Catholic ...1823 Sc.
• PAPISTICALLY adv. in a papistical manner; popishly ...1572
• PAPISTICATE † vb. to render papistic ...1746 nonce word
• PAPISTRY n. 1. the Roman Catholic religion or faith; popery ...a1500
n. 2. popery, Romanism ...1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAPIST-STROKE n. a jocular name for a crucifix ...1825 Sc.
• PAPIYOT n. a weakling; a frail person; a useless opponent in a game ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PAPIZE † vb. to act or play the pope; to act on the side of the pope or papal system ...1612
• PAPLAR n. porridge ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PAP-MILK n. breast-milk ...1899 Sc.
• PAP-MOUTH n. a soft, effeminate man; a childish boy or girl ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PAPOLATROUS adj. worshipping the pope; having an excessive reverence for the pope ...1894
• PAPOLATRY n. worship of, or excessive reverence for, the pope ...1894 nonce word
• PAPPANT adj. 1. rendered pettish by indulgence ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. rich, rising in the world ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAP-PAP n. a grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAPPE †* vb. to feed, to cram, to pamper ...a1400
• PAPPIE vb. to father a child ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PAPPOOSE adv. piggyback ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PAPPY adj. 1. of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous, puffed up with pride; presumptuous ...1881 Sc.
adj. 2. feeble or weak in character or will ...1893
adj. 3. soft, soaked with milk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. old, esp. exhibiting the signs of the old ...1930s US sl.
n. 1. father ...1763 sl.
n. 2. infant's food, pap ...1807
n. 3. the female breast; the nipple; a mother' s milk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a male lover ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 5. an old man ...1940s sl.
n. 6. a grandfather; occasionally, a great-uncle ...1953 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to father a child ...1940 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to transmit the father's likeness to offspring ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PAPPY GUY n. an old man ...1900s US tramps' sl.
• PAPPY-MAMMY n. a homosexual man ...1956 Trinidad and Tobago
• PAPPY SACK n. a term of endearment for a male child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PAPPY-SHOW adj. foolish, ridiculous ...L19 W. Indies
n. (usually as 'pappy show') foolishness, showing off ...L19 W. Indies
n. 2. a fool, or someone who presents the appearance of a fool; one who makes a stupid exhibition of themselves ...1940 Trinidad and Tobago
vb. to make a fool of someone ...L19 W. Indies
• PAPS n. 1. the breasts; the nipples ...14C
n. 2. two or more conical hill summits, rising side by side ...1632
n. 3. a father ...1970s UK Black sl.
n. 4. paparazzi ...1990s sl.
• PAP-SHELL n. the limpet ...1842
• PAP WITH A HATCHET † vb. to act or seem as though one is doing something with good or kind intentions, when, really, the opposite is true; to do a kind thing in an unkind manner ...1589
• PAPYRAL adj. made or consisting of paper ...1848 nonce word
• PAPYRIAN adj. pert. to or composed of papyrus ...1754
• PAPYRIFEROUS adj. producing or yielding papyrus; producing or yielding paper, or a substance resembling or serving as paper ...1656
• PAPYRINE adj. made of papyrus; resembling paper ...1816
• PAPYROCRACY n. government by paper, i.e. by newspapers or literature ...1843
• PAPYROPHOBIA n. dread of paper ...1790
• PAPYROPOLIST † n. a seller of paper ...1656
• PAR † n. 1. something that is equal or a match to another ...1711
n. 2. an enclosed place for domestic animals, esp. calves ...1819 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to relax with, to associate with ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• PARA adj. 1. paranoid ...1980s sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1988 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a paratrooper; chiefly used in the plural ...1958 sl.
n. 2. paranoia, sp., as a result of drug abuse ...1996 UK sl.
• PARABIEN † n. a congratulatory compliment, congratulation ...1622
• PARABILITY †* n. the quality of being easily procured or prepared ...1654
• PARABLE † adj. that can be readily prepared, procured, or got; procurable ...1581
n. 1. something that may be pointed to as an example or illustration to follow or to avoid ...c1880 Eng. dial.
n. 2.a long speech or oration ...1882 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a long, dreary, egotistical statement; an incredible story ...L19 US sl.
• PARABOLANUS n. a sick-nurse, esp. in infectious cases ...1672
• PARABOO n. an umbrella ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PARACHROOUS †* adj. of a false or altered colour; deprived of colour ...1857
• PARACHUTE † n. 1. a broad-brimmed hat worn by women in the late 18th century ...1885
n. 2. an umbrella or parasol ...1901 Amer. jocular
n. 3. a marijuana cigarette ...1940s US drugs sl.
n. 4. a mixture of crack cocaine plus heroin or phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 5. heroin ...2002 UK sl.
• PARACKI n. paraldehyde, a polymer of aldehyde used both as a narcotic and as a legitimate treatment for insomnia ...1950s drugs sl.
• PARACLETE † n. an advocate or intercessor ...1550
• PARADA † n. 1. pomp, show, display, ostentation ...1621
† n. 2. a muster or display of troops ...1625
n. 3. a herd of cattle or horses ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PARADE n. in a striptease show: the dancer's fully clothed walk across the stage before beginning to strip ...1945 US sl.
• PARADEFUL * adj. full of display, ostentatious ...1755
• PARADE KEY n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. army usage
• PARADIGM n. a pattern, exemplar, example ...1483
• PARADIGMATIC adj. serving as a pattern; exemplary ...1793
• PARADIGMATICAL † adj. serving as a pattern; exemplary ...1577
• PARADIGMATIZE † vb. to set forth as a model, to make an example of ...1647
• PARADIORTHOSIS †* n. a false correction ...1658
• PARADISAIC adj. pert. to a place of supreme happiness; peacefully beautiful; Eden-like ...1754
• PARADISAICAL adj. pert. to a place of supreme happiness; peacefully beautiful; Eden-like ...1623
• PARADISAL adj. pert. to paradise ...c1560
• PARADISE n. 1. heaven; the afterlife in which good behaviour is rewarded ...c1000
n. 2. the Garden of Eden ...c1100
n. 3. a region of surpassing beauty or delight, or of supreme bliss ...c1300
n. 4. a state of supreme bliss or felicity ...c1386
† n. 5. a pleasure-garden in general ...1610
n. 6. an Oriental park or pleasure-ground, esp. one enclosing wild beasts for the chase ...1613
n. 7. the female genitals ...17C euphemism
† n. 8. the garden of a convent ...1875
n. 9. the highest gallery in a theatre ...1952 UK sl.
n. 10. cocaine ...1998 UK sl.
vb. to parody ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PARADISEAN * adj. pert. to Paradise ...1647
• PARADISE STROKES n. for a man: the immediately pre-orgasmic thrusts of sexual intercourse ...1984 sl.
• PARADISE WHITE n. cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
• PARADISIAC adj. pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1632
• PARADISIACAL adj. pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1649
• PARADISIAL adj. pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1800
• PARADISIAN adj. pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1657-83
• PARADISIC adj. pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...a1745
• PARADISICAL * adj. pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1649
• PARADO † n. 1. pomp, show, display, ostentation ...1621
† n. 2. a muster or display of troops ...1625
• PARADOX n. the duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus paradoxus ...1815
• PARADOXAL † adj. contrary to common opinion ...1570
• PARADOXIAL † adj. contrary to common opinion ...1624
• PARADOXIC * adj. contrary to common opinion ...1632
• PARADOXICALITY n. paradoxical character or quality ...1816
• PARADOXION † adj. fond of paradox ...1631
• PARADOXISM n. the utterance or practice of paradox ...1593
• PARADOXOGRAPHICAL adj. addicted to the writing of paradoxes ...1814 nonce word
• PARADOXY †* n. 1. a paradox ...1646
n. 2. paradoxical quality or character ...1796
• PARADROME †* n. an open gallery or walk, that has no shelter over head ...1656
• PARAENESIS n. exhortation, advice, counsel; a hortatory composition ...1604
• PARAENESIZE †* vb. to exhort, to advise, to counsel ...1716
• PARAENETIC adj. advisory, hortatory, counselling ...1656
• PARAENETICAL * adj. advisory, hortatory; apt to persuade, admonishing ...1598
• PARAFFIN n. 1. gin ...20C S. Afr. rhyming sl.
n. 2. style ...1920s Sc. rhyming sl. (Paraffin Oil, pronounced 'ile')
n. 3. a smart, flashy appearance, esp. in dress ...1935 Sc. sl.
n. 4. a tramp, a homeless person; used as an insult for someone in need of a wash ...1997 UK rhyming sl. (paraffin lamp)   
• PARAFFINELLY n. a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance ...c1900 Sc.
• PARAFFIN LAMP n. 1. a tramp, a homeless person; used as an insult for someone in need of a wash ...1997 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a sexually promiscuous woman ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'tramp'
• PARAFFIN OIL n. style ...1920s Sc. rhyming sl. (pronounced 'ile')
• PARAFFLE n. 1. a flourish, ostentatious display, fuss ...1816 Sc.
n. 2. embroidery, fancy work ...1911 Sc.
• PARAFLE n. ostentatious display ...1816 Sc.
• PARAFLING n. wordy equivocation, time-wasting evasion; the making of an ostentatious fuss ...1825 Sc.
• PARAGE † n. 1. lineage, descent, rank; esp. noble or high lineage ...a1300
† n. 2. equality of birth or station, as in members of the same family ...1513
†* n. 2. worth, value ...1513
• PARAGON adj. of surpassing excellence; perfect in excellence ...1601
† n. 1. a match; a mate, a companion; a consort in marriage; a rival, a competitor ...1566
† n. 2. comparison; competition, emulation, rivalry ...1590
n. 3. a perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more than a hundred carats ...1622
n. 4. Paraguay ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to place side by side; to parallel, to compare ...a1586 arch. or poetic
† vb. 2. to excel, to surpass ...1604
† vb. 3. to set forth as a paragon or perfect model ...1613
vb. 4. to match, to mate ...c1615 arch.
† vb. 5. to serve as a paragon or model of; to typify, to exemplify ...1617
† vb. 6. to compare, to compete, to vie with ...1620
• PARAGONIZE † vb. 1. to serve as a model of; to typify, to exemplify ...1586
† vb. 2. to compare, to put in competition or rivalry ...1589
† vb. 3. to match, to equal ...1606
• PARAGONLESS * adj. matchless, peerless ...1590
• PARAGRAM † n. a kind of play upon words, consisting in the alteration of one letter or group of letters of a word, e.g. Biberius Mero for Tiberius Nero ...a1679
• PARAGRAMMATIST n. a maker of 'paragrams' ...1711
• PARAGRAPH † vb. to sign, to initial ...1601
• PARAGRAPHISTICAL †* adj. of the nature or form of paragraphs ...a1625
• PARAGRAPHIZE vb. to write paragraphs for the newspapers ...1826 nonce word
• PARAGRAPHLY † adv. paragraph by paragraph ...1678
• PARAGRAPHY n. the writing of newspaper paragraphs; newspaper paragraphs collectively or as a class ...1896
• PARAIC adj. fierce, strong ...1980s Irish rhyming sl. for Padraig Pearse = fierce
• PARAKEET n. 1. one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
n. 2. (derogatory) a nickname for a Puerto Rican ...1962 US sl.
• PARALEEZE vb. to paralyze ...1884 Sc.
• PARALIAN †* n. a dweller by the sea ...1657
• PARALIOUS † adj. dwelling or growing by the sea ...1654
• PARALLAX †* n. change, alteration ...1677
• PARALLEL adj. 1. equal in amount or worth ...a1610
adj. 2. lying down ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
n. a thing or person agreeing with another in essential particulars; something precisely analogous, comparable, or of equal worth or force; a counterpart, equal, or match ...1599
• PARALLELARITY * n. the state of being parallel ...1804
• PARALLELISM n. a statement of correspondence or analogy; a comparison, a simile ...1656
• PARALLELIZE † vb. 1. to cause to correspond; to equalize ...1620
* vb. 2. to be a match for, to match ...1634
• PARALLEL PARKING n. sexual intercourse ...1980s sl., orig. US college sl.
• PARALLELS n. paralysis ...1868 Eng. dial.
• PARALOGIC * adj. involving or characterized by false reasoning; illogical, unreasonable ...1859
• PARALOGICAL adj. involving or characterized by false reasoning; illogical, unreasonable ...1658
• PARALOGICIAN † n. a false reasoner ...1739
• PARALOGISM n. a piece of false or erroneous reasoning; an illogical argument; a fallacy ...1565
• PARALOGIST n. a false reasoner ...1624
• PARALOGISTIC adj. fallacious, illogical ...1879
• PARALOGIZE vb. to reason falsely or illogically ...1624
• PARALOGY †* n. a piece of false or erroneous reasoning; an illogical argument; a fallacy ...1646
• PARALYSE vb. to make drunk ...L19 sl.
• PARALYSED adj. 1. knocked out, incapable ...L19 US sl.
adj. 2. stunned, shocked ...L19 US sl.
adj. 3. drunk ...1927 sl., chiefly US
adj. 4. intoxicated by drugs ...20C sl.
• PARALYSER n. 1. that which stuns or shocks ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a strong drink...1910s Aust. sl.
• PARALYSIE † n. paralysis ...c1380
• PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS n. inaction produced by over-thinking a situation ...1971 US sl.
• PARALYTIC adj. 1. deprived or destitute of energy or power of action; powerless, ineffective; characterized by impotency, or powerlessness ...1642
adj. 2. shaky, rickety ...1824 humorous
adj. 3. very drunk, drunk and incapable ...1891 sl., orig. Aust.
adv. completely ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. paralysis; a stroke of paralysis ...1823 Sc.
• PARALYTICAL † adj. suffering from paralysis ...1586
• PARAMARROW † n. a sow-gelder ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PARAMENT † n. an ornament, a decoration ...c1385
• PARAMOUNT n. supreme ruler or proprietor ...c1645 
†* vb. to rise to the highest place ...1697
• PARAMOUR † adv. 1. through or by way of love; out of love, for love's sake ...a1300
† adv. 2. for or by way of sexual love ...c1386
• PARAMOUR † n. 1. applied by women to Jesus Christ; occasionally also to God; applied by men to the Virgin ...a1300
† n. 2. love, esp. sexual love; an amour ...c1350
n. 3. a person loved by one of the opposite sex; a lover, a sweetheart; also of animals ...c1350 
n. 4. an illicit or clandestine lover or mistress taking the place, but without the rights, of a husband or wife; the illicit partner of a married man or woman ...c1386
• PARAMUTHETIC adj. tending to encourage; consolatory, consoling ...1854
• PARANGLES n. bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PARANOID adj. frightened, worried, disturbed ...1960s sl.
• PARANYMPH n. 1. a person who supports or solicits for another; an advocate, spokesperson, or orator who speaks on behalf of another ...1593
n. 2. in Greek Antiquity, the 'friend of the bridegroom' who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man, a groomsman, or a bridesmaid ...1600
• PARANYMPHAL † adj. pert. to a wedding attendant ...1638
• PARAPET n. the sidewalk, footpath, or pavement of a street or road ...1840 Eng. dial.
• PARAPH † n. a paragraph ...1395
† vb. 1. to divide into paragraphs ...c1440
vb. 2. to sign, esp. with initials; to initial ...1667
• PARAPHERNALLY n. 1. a long rambling story; a tedious rigmarole; any event, affair, occurrence ...1828 Sc.
n. 2. a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance ...c1900 Sc.
• PARAPHERNALS n. 1. paraphernalia; a wife's personal dress and ornaments ...1839 Sc.
n. 2. gewgaws, knickknacks, odds and ends, trifling possessions ...1962 Sc.
• PARAPHRASE † n. a comment ...1642
† vb. to comment on, to enlarge upon a subject ...1644-5
• PARAPHRASIAN †* adj. given to or dealing in paraphrases ...a1548
• PARAPHRAST n. one who paraphrases ...1549
†* vb. to paraphrase ...1607
• PARAPHRASTER † n. one who paraphrases ...1632
• PARAPHRASTICAL † adj. pert. to paraphrase ...1549 rare or obs.
• PARAPLEROMATICALLY †* adv. as an expletive, expletively ...1698
• PARAQUITO n. one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PARASCEUASTIC†* adj. preparatory, preliminary ...1672 obs. rare
• PARASCEUOLOGICAL †* adj. relating to preparation, preparatory ...1671
• PARASHOOT n. an umbrella or parasol ...1870 Amer. jocular
• PARASITASTER †* n. a mean or sorry parasite ...1606
• PARASITE n. 1. one who eats at the table or at the expense of another; always with opprobrious application; one who obtains the hospitality, patronage, or favour of the wealthy or powerful by obsequiousness and flattery; a hanger-on from interested motives; a toady, a servile flatterer ...1539
n. 2. a lazy person who depends on others for support ...1883
* vb. to act the parasite or sycophant, to toady ...1609
• PARASITIC adj. of the nature of a parasite, sycophantic, toadying ...1627
• PARASITICAL adj. of the nature of a parasite, sycophantic, toadying, sponging  ...1577-87
• PARASITISM n. the practice of living on or at the expense of another; sycophancy, servile complaisance; sponging ...1611
• PARASITRY †* n. sycophancy, sponging ...1638
• PARASOL † n. anything serving as a defense from the rays of the sun ...1616 rare or obs.
• PARASTATIC † adj. having the function of impelling to action ...1656
• PARATHA n. a herd of cattle or horses ...1984 Amer. dial.
• PARATION †* n. a making ready, preparation ...a1617
• PARATOED adj. having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PARATORY * n. a place of preparation; e.g. a vestry or sacristy ...1877
• PARATRAGEDIATE † vb. to speak or write in mock-tragic style; to use bombastic language ...1656
• PARATRAGOEDIA n. mock-tragedy ...1891
• PARAUNT †* adj. apparent, prominent, distinguished ...c1450
• PARAVANT † adv. before; in front; before the rest; pre-eminently ...1590
• PARAVAUNT † adv. before; in front; before the rest; pre-eminently ...1590
• PAR-BANGING n. tramping the streets ...L19 sl.
• PARBLEU! int. an exclamation or minced oath ...1709
• PARBOIL † vb. to boil thoroughly ...c1430
• PARBOILED adj. drunk ...1960 US sl.
• PARBOLES † n. parables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARBREAK †* n. vomit, spewing ...1586
† vb. 1. to utter or pour forth recklessly or offensively ...1401
† vb. 2. to vomit, to spew ...c1440
• PARBREAKING adj. belching; fretful ...1746 Eng. dial.
• PARCAGE † n. enclosure, shutting up of stray beasts ...1453 Sc.
• PARCEL † adv. in part, partly, partially, to some extent ...c1402
† n. 1. share, allotted portion ...1362
n. 2. a part, portion, or division of anything considered separately, as a unit; a small part, a particle ...c1368 arch.
†* n. 3. a part in a play, etc.; a role ...c1412
† n. 4. a small or moderate quantity or amount; a lot ...1413
† n. 5. a small portion, item, instalment, of a sum of money; a small sum ...1491 rare or obs.
† n. 6. a small passage of a book, esp. a sacred book, as the Bible ...1570
†* n. 7. a part of the world, of a country, etc. ...1582
† n. 8. a small part, company, collection, or assemblage of persons, animals, or things; a group, lot, stet; a drove, flock, herd ...1588 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 9. a piece; a portion of a whole; a part; an instalment ...1631-54 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 10. one of several parts into which a thing is broken or divided; a fragment, a piece ...1686
n. 11. a young woman ...L19 sl.
n. 12. a substantial sum of money, esp. when won or lost in gambling ...L19 sl.
n. 13. a British woman sold into a foreign brothel ...L19 sl.
n. 14. a difficult, troublesome person; a term of abuse ...20C Irish sl.
n. 15. a rolled blanket which contains one's possessions ...1910s Aust. tramps' sl.
n. 16. a quantity of stolen goods being delivered to the receiver ...1981 UK sl.
n. 17. a bulk consignment of drugs ...2000s sl.
† vb. 1. to put asunder or separate as parts; to part, to divide ...1652
vb. 2. to distract, to be divided in mind ...1865 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to portion out; to allot, to subdivide ...1865 Eng. dial.
• PARCEL FROM PARIS n. a baby ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• PARCEL GROUND † n. a 'parcel' of land ...1632
• PARCELLATION * n. division into separate parcels or portions ...1885
• PARCELLING †* n. 1. a part, a portion ...c1449
n. 2. division into parcels or portions; partition ...1584-5
• PARCELLIZE †* vb. to subdivide ...1605
• PARCELLY † adv. 1. by parcels or portions; in detail, item by item ...1469
† adv. 2. in part, partly, incompletely ...1509
• PARCELMEAL † adv. in small portions at a time, bit by bit, piecemeal ...1362
• PARCELMENT * n. division into parcels of land ...1847
• PARCEL POST n. used in the Northern Territory to describe a person who is newly arrived and thus inexperienced ...1930s Aust. sl.
• PARCEL-WISE adv. bit by bit, piecemeal ...1647
• PARCEN †* vb. to divide and share out among others ...a1641
• PARCENARY n. joint heirship ...1544
• PARCENEL † n. a sharer, a partaker ...a1340
vb. to share, to partake ...a1340
• PARCENER † n. 1. one who shares or has a part in something with another or others; a partner; a sharer, a partaker ...1297
n. 2. one who shares equally with another or others in the inheritance of an estate from a common ancestor; a coheir ...1574
• PARCERY †* n. apportionment, division; dividing and sharing out ...1582
• PARCH vb. to toast or roast foodstuffs, esp. nuts, grains, and the like; to pop corn ...1622
• PARCHABLE * adj. capable of being parched ...1874
• PARCHED adj. very thirsty ...1920s sl.
• PARCHED PEANUTS n. roasted peanuts ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PARCHED PINDAR n. a roasted peanut ...1906 Amer. dial.
• PARCHEKA † n. a neat person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARCHESTERER n. a plasterer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARCHMENT n. any paper ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PARCHMENT DAB n. a writ ...E18 sl.
• PARCHMENTER † n. a maker or seller of parchment ...1415
• PARCHY †* adj. dried up, parched ...1746
• PARCILOQUY †* n. a sparing or niggardly speech or discourse; a speaking little; moderation in words ...1656
• PARCITY † n. 1. scantiness, meagreness, smallness ...1509
† n. 2. sparingness, frugality ...1526
• PARCLOSE † n. 1. close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
n. 2. a partition, screen, or railing, serving to enclose or shut off a space in a building; a screen or railing in a church enclosing an altar, a tomb, etc., or separating a chapel, etc. from the main body of the church ...c1400
† n. 3. an enclosed space, enclosure, cloister, closet; esp. one in a building, separated from the main part by a screen or railing ...1445-6
n. 4. a pew in a church ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to enclose; to fence in or shut off with a screen, railing, etc. ...1577
† vb. 2. to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PARCY-AND n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARD n. 1. a panther or leopard ...a1300 arch. or poetic
n. 2. a partner, a mate, a very close friend, a companion, an associate ...1850 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of address ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. to pace up and down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARDAL † n. the panther or leopard ...1553
• PARDALE † n. the panther or leopard ...1553
• PARDEE! int. By God! ...14C
• PARDED adj. spotted like a 'pard' ...1806
• PARDIE adv. certainly, truly, indeed, assuredly ...c1290 arch.
int. By God! ...1413 arch.
• PARDINE * adj. pert. to a leopard or panther ...1859
• PARDNER n. 1. a term of address, male-to-male ...1795 US sl.
n. 2. a very close friend ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PARDON † n. 1. leave, permission ...1548
† n. 2. allowance for defect, toleration ...1607-12
• PARDONER † n. a term of reproach, a scoundrel, a villain, a cheat ...c1700
• PARDON ME FOR BREATHING! int. used as an elaborate mock apology offered in answer for a minor error or trivial criticism ...1961 UK sl.
• PARDON ME FOR LIVING! int. used as an elaborate mock apology offered in answer for a minor error or trivial criticism ...1961 UK sl.
• PARDON MY FRENCH phr. a phrase signifying 'please excuse my use of swear words or taboo words' ...20C Brit. & US colloq.
• PARDON MY HARD-ON phr. a phrase used simply to be rude or in reference to a sexually stimulating situation, person, or object; refers to an erection at an inappropriate time or place ...20C US sl.
• PARDOOS adv. violently, with great force, with a crash ...1866 Sc.
n. a thump, a crash; a violent fall; a resounding blow, a whack ...1866 Sc.
• PARE vb. 1. to prune or trim ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to thrash, to beat, to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAREE n. Paris, France ...1848 UK sl.
• PARENESIS n. exhortation, advice, counsel; a hortatory composition ...1604
• PARENETIC adj. advisory, hortatory, counselling ...1656
• PARENETICAL * adj. advisory, hortatory, counselling ...1598
• PARENT adj. like life, true to nature ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARENTAL UNITS n. your parents ...1982 US sl.
• PARENTHESIS n. the female genitals ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• PARFIT adj. perfect ...1843 Eng. dial.
• PARFITLY adv. perfectly; completely ...1825 Eng. dial.
• PARFITNESS n. perfectness; thorough adaptation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARGE vb. to besmear or plaster with butter, grease, or any soft substance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARGET vb. to whitewash ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARGETER n. a plasterer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARGETING n. whitewash ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARGIS n. a dirty mess, a muddle, a filthy condition ...1929 Sc.
• PARINGS n. clippings of money ...L17 sl.
• PARINODY n. a rambling statement; a long uninteresting tale ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARIS BROTHERS n. homosexuals, esp. twins ...1950s homosexual sl.
• PARIS BUN n. a Protestant ...20C sl.
• PARISH n. one's own area or neighbourhood; the area in which one has influence and/or does business ...L19 sl.
• PARISH-BULL n. 1. a lecher; a notorious local whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a parson; a local clergyman ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a man with illegitimate children ...1985 Bermuda sl.
• PARISH-CANDLES n. the stars ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARISHEEN n. a child brought up by the parish ...L19 Irish
• PARISH-LAMP n. the moon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARISH-LANTERN n. the moon ...1809 Eng. dial.
• PARISH PICK-AXE n. a prominent nose ...L19 sl.
• PARISH-PRIG n. 1. a lecher; a notorious local whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a parson; a local clergyman ...19C Brit. sl.
• PARISH RIG n. a badly-rigged ship; hence, an ill-dressed man ...L19 sl., orig. nautical
• PARISH SOLDIER n. a militia man ...L18 sl.
• PARISH-STALLION n. 1. a lecher; a notorious local whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a parson ...L19 sl.
• PARISH-WAITER n. rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARISIAN BREASTS n. small female breasts ...1990s sl.
• PARIS MODEL n. an attractive woman ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• PARJETER n. a plasterer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARK n. 1. a grass field; a paddock; an enclosure ...1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a high-elevation valley surrounded by mountains ...1806 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a prison ...E19 sl.
† n. 4. an enclosure of trees, a wood ...1808 Sc.
n. 5. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the divider that separates opposing lanes of traffic on a four-lane, or larger, road; a median strip ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a woman's body considered as a source of pleasure for men 
vb. 1. to place oneself ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to place, to put down ...1910s sl.
vb. 3. to sit ...1910s sl.
vb. 4. of a teenage couple: to park in a secluded spot for petting, and, possibly, sex ...1920s US sl.
vb. 5. to get rid of someone or something ...1940s sl.
vb. 6. to ask, to speak, to beg ...1960s sl.
vb. 7. to give ...1960s sl.
vb. 8. to stay at a place for a short time ...1961 Aust. sl.
• PARK A CUSTARD vb. to vomit ...1930s UK society sl.
• PARK A DARKIE vb. to defecate ...1960s Aust. sl.
• PARKAGE n. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PARK A LEOPARD vb. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PARK APE n. an extremely unattractive and very dark-skinned person ...1940s US Black sl.
• PARKASEET n. a perquisite; a tip ...1857 Sc.
• PARK A TIGER vb. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PARKED OUT adj. in horse racing: said of horses forced to the outside on turns ...1994 US sl.
• PARKEN vb. to ruffle up the feathers ....Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARKER n. 1. a well-dressed man; a dandy ...M19 sl.
n. 2. one (of a couple) who uses a parked car as a venue for sexual relations, intercourse or otherwise ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. a chauffeur ...1999 UK sl.
vb. 1. to ask, to speak, to beg ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to pay, to give ...1914 UK sl.
• PARKER FROM DINARLY vb. to pay one's debts ...L19 sl.
• PARKERING NINTY n. wages ...M19 sl.
• PARKERS n. parking lights ...1960s Aust. sl.
• PARKHEID SMIDDY n. the female breast ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'diddy'
• PARKIE n. a child's word for a park-keeper or attendant ...1931 Sc.
• PARKING n. 1. land beside or in the middle of a street or intersection, or around a building, that is covered with lawn and often planted with trees or shrubs ...1873 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 3. of a teenage couple: parking a car in a discreet spot for petting and possible intercourse ...1950s US sl.
• PARKING AREA n. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• PARKING LOT n. 1. the vagina ...1960s US teen sl.
n. 2. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a traffic jam ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. a place where men congregate ...1980s US campus sl.
• PARKING PET n. a girlfriend ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PARKING PLACE n. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PARKING SPACE n. a grave ...1998 UK sl.
• PARK IN THE SAME LOT vb. to agree ...1990s sl., orig. US
• PARK IT vb. of a person: to sit down ...1962 Aust. sl.
• PARK LANE NO. 2's n. marijuana from Cambodia, often pre-rolled into cigarettes ...1970 US sl.
• PARK LINE n. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PARK ONE'S ARSE vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S BISCUIT vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S CAN vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S CARCASS vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S FANNY vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S FRAME vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S STERN vb. to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK-PALINGS n. 1. the teeth ...1785 sl.
n. 2. a neck of mutton ...L19 sl.
• PARK-RAILINGS n. 1. the teeth ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a neck of mutton ...L19 sl.
• PARKROW n. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PARK STRIP n. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARK THE BALL vb. in pool: to leave the cue ball roughly in the centre of the table after an opening break shot ...1992 US sl.
• PARK THE PINK CADILLAC vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
• PARK THE TIGER vb. to vomit ...1985 Aust. sl.
• PARKWAY n. 1. a broad street or highway laid out with strips of lawn, often planted with trees or shrubs ...1878 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the divider that separates opposing lanes of traffic on a four-lane, or larger, road; a median strip ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1948 Amer. dial.
• PARKY adj. of the weather: chilly, cold, very cold ...1895 UK sl.
n. a playground attendant or other park employee ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PARK YOUR ARSE! int. sit down! ...20C sl.
• PARK YOUR CARCASS vb. of a person: to sit down ...1977 Aust. sl.
int. sit down! ...20C sl.
• PARK YOUR FANNY! int. sit down! ...20C sl.
• PARK YOUR FRAME! int. sit down! ...20C sl.
• PARK YOURSELF IN A PEW phr. an invitation to sit down ...L19 sl.
• PARK YOUR STERN! int. sit down! ...20C sl.
• PARL † n. 1. language, parlance, vocabulary ...1733 Sc. nonce use
n. 2. a thick mist, a fog ...1818 Sc.
n. 3. a talk, conversation ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. an argument; a wordy way; a controversy, dispute ...1896 Eng. dial.
vb. to talk, to converse ...1709-31 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARLANCE n. speech, discussion ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. to speak, to have a conversation ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PARLATIC adj. drunk ...L19 sl.
• PARLATICS n. paralysis; a stroke of paralysis ...1823 Sc.
• PARLAY n. crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
vb. 1. to improve one's position, esp. by taking what one already has, material or otherwise ...E19 sl.,  orig. US
vb. 2. to calm down, to relax ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 3. to socialize at clubs, bars, or parties ...2000 US sl.
• PARLAYING n. partying, enjoying oneself ...1990s US Black sl.
• PARLAY-VOO n. the French language ...M18 sl.
• PARLE n. 1. a thick mist, a fog ...1818 Sc.
n. 2. a talk, conversation ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. an argument; a wordy way; a controversy, dispute ...1896 Eng. dial.
vb. to talk, to converse ...1709-31 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARLEY n. 1. a state of neutrality, a period of truce; the call for such a truce or pause in a game...1723 Sc.
n. 2. a talk; a long conversation ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to copulate ...16C euphemism
vb. 2. to speak, to talk, to converse; to gossip ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to quarrel, to bandy words, to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to speak French; to talk unintelligibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
int. a call for truce ...1872 Sc.
• PARLEY OUT! int. in children's games: time out! ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PARLEYVOO adj. 1. French ...1828 Sc.
adj. 2. foreign ...1828 Sc.
n. 1. the French language ...M18 sl.
n. 2. a nickname for a Frenchman ...19C Brit. & US sl.
n. 3. speech, talk ...1822 Sc.
vb. 1. to speak a foreign language, esp. to speak French ...M18 sl.
vb. 2. to talk fine or big; to chatter meaninglessly  ...1826 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARLEY-VOUS vb. to speak a foreign language, esp. to speak French ...M18 sl.
• PARLIAMENT n. 1. whisky which as paid duty, as opposed to 'potheen' ...1862 Ireland
n. 2. a meeting for discussion by two or more persons ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a privy ...L19 sl.
vb. to parley, to treat, to confer; to talk for the sake of talking ...1610 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARLIAMENTARY adj. respectable ...1900s Irish sl.
• PARLIAMENTARY WHISKY n. whisky on which duty has been paid, as opposed to contraband or home-distilled whisky ...L18 Irish sl.
• PARLIAMENT BUILDING n. an outside toilet building ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARLIAMENT HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARLIAMENTING n. discussion, conversation, talk ...1830 Sc.
• PARLIAMENT WHISKY n. whisky on which duty has been paid, as opposed to contraband or home-distilled whisky ...L18 Irish sl.
• PARLIE vb. to speak, to talk, to converse; to gossip ...1836 Sc.
• PARLISH adj. 1. perilous, dangerous; of the weather: doubtful, uncertain ...1642 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of persons: clever, acute, shrewd; bold, dashing ...1785 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. very great, extraordinary ....1785 Eng. dial.
• PARLOO vb. to masturbate ...1992 Norfolk Island
• PARLOR n. 1. the female genitals ...E19 Brit. sl.
n. 2. in railroading: a caboose ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PARLOR GIRL n. a prostitute who works in a sophisticated, up-market brothel ...M19 US sl.
• PARLOR HOUSE n. a high-class brothel, situated in what appears to be a fashionably furnished middle-class house, and run by a complaisant 'aunt' whose bevy of attractive 'nieces' gather in the front parlour to meet, and make themselves available to visitors; cheaper brothels had little more than bedrooms in which one had sex ...M19 US sl.
• PARLOR HOUSE GIRL n. a prostitute who works in a sophisticated, up-market brothel ...M19 US sl.
• PARLOR LIZARD n. 1. a poor or miserly man who would rather court a woman in her own house than take her out on the town ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. a womanizer ...1910s US sl.
• PARLOR MAN n. the safe-breaker who lights the fuse on a charge of nitroglycerine ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• PARLOR MATCH n. a match that contains no sulphur ...1864 Amer. dial.
• PARLOR PINK n. a womanizer ...1910s US sl.
• PARLOR QUEEN n. a prostitute who works in a sophisticated, up-market brothel ...M19 US sl.
• PARLOR ROOM n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• PARLOR RUGBY n. a children's kissing game: the person who is 'it' sits in the middle, and calls two members, a boy and a girl; the girl must kiss the boy who is 'it' before the other boy kisses her ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PARLOR SNAKE n. a womanizer ...1910s US sl.
• PARLOUR n. 1. the vagina ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a brakevan (caboose) ...1946 US sl.
• PARLOUR ATHLETE n. a poor or miserly man who would rather court a woman in her own house than take her out on the town ...1910s US sl.
• PARLOUR BREAD n. ordinary white bread ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARLOUR-CHAMBER n. the spare bedroom; the room over the parlour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARLOUR FULL OF RAZORS n. a drink composed of claret and lemonade ...1930s US sl.
• PARLOUR-HOUSE n. 1. an expensive type of brothel ...1872 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a house of one storey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARLOUR-JUMPER n. a housebreaker ...1898 sl.
• PARLOUR-JUMPING n. the robbing of private rooms or houses ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• PARLOUR MAID n. a rear railway brakeman ...1946 US sl.
• PARLOUR PINK n. (derogatory) someone whose professed left-wing principles are insincere or not matched by their lifestyle ...1929 sl.
• PARLOUR SNAKE n. a poor or miserly man who would rather court a woman in her own house than take her out on the town ...1910s US sl.
• PARLOUS adj. 1. perilous, dangerous; of the weather: doubtful, uncertain ...1642 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of persons: clever, acute, shrewd; bold, dashing ...1785 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. very great, extraordinary ....1785 Eng. dial.
n. a notably shrewd individual ...L17 sl.
• PARLOUSLY adv. 1. in an extraordinary manner ...1812 Sc.
adv. 2. extremely ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. at great peril ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARLY n. a French person ...E19 sl.
• PARM! int. pardon me! ...1930s sl.
• PARMA VIOLET n. a variety of MDMA ...2002 UK sl.
• PARNEE n. 1. water ...1859 UK sl.
n. 2. rain; tears ...1859 UK sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
vb. to rain ...1859 UK sl.
• PARNEL † n. 1. a priest's concubine or mistress; a harlot; a wanton young woman; an immodest girl; an immoral woman; one lost to all sense of decency; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1362 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a prostitute who works in a brothel rather than walking the streets ...17C sl.
• PARNELL SHOUT n. shared payment for food or drinks ...1910s NZ sl.
• PARNEY n. 1. rain ...1851 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. water ....L19 sl.
n. 3. tears ...20C sl.
• PARNIE n. 1. water ...1859 UK sl.
n. 2. rain; tears ...1859 UK sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
• PARNY n. 1. water ...1859 UK sl.
n. 2. a shower of rain ...1859 sl. Anglo-Indian
n. 3. tears ...1859 UK sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
• PARO adj. extremely drunk or intoxicated by a drug ...2000s sl.
• PAROCHIN n. a parish ...1707 Sc.
• PAROCHINE n. a parish ...1818 Sc.
• PAROLE DUST n. fog (which aids in escape) ...1976 US prison sl.
• PAROQUET n. a parakeet, a bird of the parrot kind ...1581
• PARPIN adj. perpendicular ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PARR † vb. to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARRA n. 1. an inhabitant of the western suburbs of Sydney ...1950s Aust. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) in Sydney region: a visiting non-resident of a beachside area ...1985 Aust. sl.
• PARRACK n. a term of abuse; a spiritless simpleton ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PARRAGOAD vb. to talk in a domineering or overbearing style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRAIN n. a godfather ...1923 Amer. dial. (French)
• PARRE n. a young leveret ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRICH n. 1. a person of small stature, very neatly and finely dressed ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. a term of endearment for an infant or a young child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRICK n. a little jug; a small pitcher ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRILLE n. a hole ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRITCH-HALE † adj. relishing one's food, having a healthy appetite (parritch = porridge) ...1825 Sc.
• PARRITCH-HERTIT adj. sentimental, weakly emotional (parritch = porridge) ...1877 Sc.
• PARRITCH-HOUR n. a mealtime (parritch = porridge) ...1821 Sc.
• PARRLIE n. a small barrel ...1890 Sc.
• PARRO adj. 1. paranoid ...1980s sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1988 Aust. sl.
• PARROCK n. 1. a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a group of people, animals, or things closely packed or huddled together; a bustling, stirring crowd, a mob; a conglomeration of objects ...1813 Sc.
n. 3. a small, neat person; a little dandy or doll ...1880 Sc.
n. 4. a term of endearment for a baby enclosed in its mother's arms ...1880 Sc.
vb. to crowd together in a confused manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARROT n. 1. a flask of whisky ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 2. one who imitates ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PARROT AND MONKEY TIME n. an unhappy marriage, in which the two partners fight continually ...L19 US sl.
• PARROT-TOED adj. having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1824 Amer. dial.
• PARROT TOES n. inward-turning feet ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PARROTTY TIME n. an unhappy marriage, in which the two partners fight continually ...L19 US sl.
• PARRY n. 1. a louse ...1923 Sc.
n. 2. the Paremoremo maximum security prison ...1982 NZ sl.
vb. 1. to put off, to delay; to tarry, to loiter ...1883 Sc.
vb. 2. to trifle, to waste time, to dawdle or delay in order to avoid action, to equivocate ...1883 Sc.
• PARRYING n. trifling, equivocation, evasion ...1883 Sc.
• PARRY-MARRY adj. worthless, wishy-washy, nondescript, flavourless ...c1794 Sc.
• PARRYMYAK n. a match, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRY-TOED adj. having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PARRY WITH vb. to meddle or tamper with, to have dealings with, to occupy oneself with, to interfere with ...1815 Sc.
• PARSED adj. married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSEYAND n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARSIL n. parsley ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARSLEY n. 1. female pubic hair ...16C sl.
n. 2. nonsense; a worthless and extraneous bit of nothing ...20C colloq.
n. 3. phencyclidine ...1981 US sl.
n. 4. marijuana ...1996 UK sl.
• PARSLEY BED n. 1. the vagina; both in the context of copulation, and as an euphemism used to children, esp. as the answer to the question "Where do babies come from?" ...E17 sl.
n. 2. the place where children are created, the uterus ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. euphemism
• PARSLEY BUD n. a local variety of marijuana ...2002 BC, Canada
• PARSON n. 1. a signpost, esp. a finger-post ...1785 sl.
n. 2. a black rabbit ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a black lamb ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a large black beetle of any kind; a cockroach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSONED adj. married in a church or chapel ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PARSON GRAY n. a dark shade of grey, charcoal grey ...1821 Sc.
• PARSON-GREY adj. dark grey ...1828 Sc.
• PARSONING WORK n. a wedding, marriage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSON PALMER n. anyone who stops a communal glass circulating by talking before passing it on ...M18 sl.
• PARSON'S BARN n. a place that is 'never so full but there is still room for more'; a receptacle for everything ...1796 sl.
• PARSON'S COLLAR n. the froth on top of a glass of beer ...1940s sl.
• PARSON'S FACE n. a boiled or roasted hog's head with eyes and jowls removed ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PARSON'S MOUSETRAP n. marriage ...L17 sl.
• PARSON'S NOSE n. the rail or rump of a chicken ...1839 Amer. dial.
• PARSON'S SNOUT n. the rail or rump of a chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PARSON'S WEEK n. Monday to Saturday, esp. a holiday that lasts from Monday to Saturday ...L18 sl.
• PARSON'S WIFE n. gin, esp. Vicker's Gin ...1920s Aust. sl.
• PARSON TRULLIBER n. a rude, vulgar country clergyman ...M19 sl.
• PART adj. of mixed race ...1995 Fiji
† n. interest, concern, share ...1822 Sc.
vb. 1. to give up, to hand over, to restore; usually of money ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to cut at cards ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to spread legs, lips, or cheeks in sexual activity ...20C sl.
• PARTABLE adj. parting, dividing, forming a division ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PARTAKE OF HER MAJESTY'S HOSPITALITY vb. to spend time in prison ...L19 sl.
• PARTAKE OF HIS MAJESTY'S HOSPITALITY vb. to spend time in prison ...L19 sl.
• PARTAN n. 1. a crab, esp. the common crab, Cancer pagurus; the shore crab, Carcinus moenas ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. an ill-favoured or ill-natured person; a term of contempt ...1896 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PARTAN-BACK † n. a soldier, a 'red-coat' ...1847 Sc.
• PARTAN BREE n. crab soup ...1909 Sc.
• PARTAN-CAGE n. a crab trap ...1899 Sc.
• PARTAN FACE n. a term of contempt for a person ...1895 Sc.
• PARTAN-HANDED adj. close-fisted, stingy, mean, miserly, grasping, tight-fisted ...1823 Sc.
• PARTAN'S-TAE n. a crab's claw ...1822 Sc.
• PART BRASS-RAGS vb. to argue; to quarrel, to part on bad terms ...1898 sl., orig. nautical
• PART DOLL RAGS vb. to argue, to quarrel, to part on bad terms ...20C sl.
• PARTER n. a generous person, one who pays up without complaint ...M19 sl.
• PARTIAL adj. 1. inclining more to one side than another; crooked ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. kind, fond ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. a partial fingerprint ...1996 US sl.
• PARTIAL TO adj. having a fondness or liking for something ...1696 UK
• PARTIC adj. particular ...1894 Sc.
• PARTICK THISTLE n. 1. a whistle ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a variety of MDMA, identified by PT embossed on the tablet ...2002 UK sl.
• PARTICLE † n. a small portion of land ...1839 Sc.
• PARTICS n. particular friends, intimates ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTICULAR adj. 1. remarkable, worthy of note, unusual; odd, strange, peculiar ...1712 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons: showing special kindness or attention to another, affable, markedly friendly, ingratiating, familiar in manner ...1771 Sc.
adj. 3. private, confidential ...1884 Sc.
adj. 4. unwell, out of health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. quiet, harmless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. of entertainment, food, etc. specially good or enjoyable ...1965 Sc.
adv. especially, very, very much ...M19 sl.
n. one's special choice, as a glass of my 'particular' ...19C sl.
• PARTICULARITIES n. details, small points, 'ins and outs' ...1822 Sc.
• PARTICULARITY n. a personal or private trait or characteristic; an idiosyncrasy; a detail, a particular ...1783 Sc.
• PARTICULARS n. 1. intimate friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. any member of the authorities who has an immediate effect on a prisoner's life, a warder, the sentencing judge, the parole board, etc. ...1970s US prison sl.
• PARTICULE † n. a detail, an item, a particular ...1731 Sc.
• PARTIED OUT adj. exhausted from excessive party-going ...1992 US sl.
• PARTING n. 1. a portion, share, division, allotment ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an off-take or branch road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTLE n. 1. a small, worthless thing, a trifle, a detail ...1880 Sc.
n. 2. prattle, chatter ...1913 Sc.
vb. to waste time, to work in a half-hearted way, to trifle ...1788 Sc.
• PARTLES n. the globular droppings of sheep ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTLESS adv. in part, partly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTLET n. 1. a woman ...14C
n. 2. a fowl ...Bk1891 sl.
• PARTLINS adv. partly, in part ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTMENT n. a parting or division ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTNER n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. a term of address ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a very close friend ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a very close associate who can be counted on in almost any situation ...1994 US sl.
n. 5. any Audi car ...2004 UK motor trade sl.
• PART OF THE FURNITURE n. anyone or anything so familiar as to make no more impression than a familiar piece of furniture; one taken for granted ...L18 sl.
• PART ONE'S COOKIES vb. to vomit ...1945 Amer. sl.
• PART ONE'S HEAD WITH A TOWEL vb. to be bald ...L19 US sl.
• PARTRIDGE n. 1. a prostitute; a harlot or a tart ...L17 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a good-looking girl or woman ...1947 US sl.
• PARTS n. 1. the genitals ...16C euphemism
n. 2. fractions, whether of number or quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTS BEHIND n. the buttocks ...19C Brit. euphemism
• PARTS BELOW n. the genitals of either sex ...17C euphemism
• PARTS CHANGER n. in car repair: a mechanic who replaces parts until a problem is solved instead of diagnosing the problem at the outset ...1993 US sl.
• PARTS OF SHAME n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• PART SOMEONE'S CHEEKS vb. to perform anal intercourse ...20C sl.
• PART SOMEONE'S HAIR vb. 1. to hit someone on the head ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to shoot at someone; to kill someone ...L19 US sl.
• PART-TAKE vb. to defend; to take one's part, to side with, to support, to champion ...1861 Sc.
• PART-TAKER n. a supporter, a partisan, an ally, a backer ...1768 Sc.
• PART THAT WENT OVER THE FENCE LAST n. 1. the rump of a cooked chicken or fowl ...1871 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the human posteriors ...20C US colloq.
n. 3. the rump of an animal (whether or not the animal jumps over fences) ...20C US colloq.
• PART THE RED SEA vb. to masturbate a woman ...1990s sl.
• PART TIMER n. a variety of MDMA, identified by PT embossed on the tablet ...2002 UK sl.
• PART UP vb. to pay money ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PARTWAYS adv. partly, in part ...1899 Eng. dial.
• PART WITH PATRICK vb. to give birth to prematurely; to abort ...1883 Eng. dial.
• PAR-TY! int. used as an exhoration to relax and enjoy yourself ...1988 US sl.
• PARTY adj. hedonistic, engaged in the pursuit of pleasure, self-indulgent ...1980s US teen sl.
n. 1. a man or woman ...19C sl.
n. 2. a girlfriend ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a military engagement ...1942 sl.
n. 4. sex, esp. with a prostitute ...1956 prostitutes' euphemism
n. 5. a difficult, demanding situation ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a sexual encounter involving two or more women and one man ...1960s sl.
n. 7. a sexual encounter between two homosexual men ...1960s sl.
n. 8. an orgy ...1960s sl.
vb. 1. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1922 chiefly and orig. US
vb. 2. to drink or take drugs ...1960s sl.
vb. 3. to offer sex to another person ...1960s sl.
vb. 4. to partake in an orgy ...1960s sl.
vb. 5. to have sex, esp. with a prostitute ...1963 US sl.
• PARTY ANIMAL n. anyone notably devoted to going out and having a good time ...1980s sl.
• PARTY BALLOON n. 1. a breathalyser ...1970s sl.
n. 2. a condom ...1990s US sl.
• PARTY BOY n. a male homosexual prostitute ...1960s US sl.
• PARTY DOWN adj. hedonistic, engaged in the pursuit of pleasure, self-indulgent ...1970s sl.
vb. to enjoy oneself very much ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• PARTY FACE n. the appearance of being happy ...1960s Amer. sl.
• PARTY FAVORS n. drugs ...1980s US college sl.
• PARTY FOUL vb. to behave in a socially unacceptable manner at a party, esp. to vomit or spill alcohol ...1980s US college sl.
int. that was a blunder! how embarrassing! ...1980s US college sl.
• PARTY GIRL n. a promiscuous young woman, not necessarily a prostitute; a 'good-time girl' ...1920s sl.
• PARTY HAT n. 1. the flashing light on top of a police car ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. a condom ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• PARTY HEARTY vb. to have a good time at a party ...1980s US teen sl.
• PARTY HOP vb. to move from one party to the next and so on during the course of a single evening and night ...1980s sl., orig. US
• PARTY IT UP vb. to enjoy oneself ...1930s sl.
• PARTY ON! int. an exclamation of approval; enjoy yourself!; good job! ...1980s US teen sl.
• PARTY OUT vb. to outlast one's fellow-celebrants in one's ability to consume drink and/or drugs ...1990s sl. orig. US
• PARTY POOP n. a spoilsport, one who sabotages the pleasures and enjoyments of their companions, whether at a party or other amusement ...1950s sl., orig. US
• PARTY POOPER n. a spoilsport, one who sabotages the pleasures and enjoyments of their companions, whether at a party or other amusement ...1950s sl., orig. US
• PARTY TIME vb. to enjoy oneself ...1930s sl.
• PARTY TITS n. artificially enlarged breasts, esp. as adopted by young and famous women, which are then displayed at social and other occasions ...1990s sl.
• PARVANIMITY n. smallness of mind, meanness, narrow-mindedness; also, an instance of this, or a person characterized by it ...a1691
• PARVE n. a parvenu, a person from a humble background who has rapidly gained wealth or an influential social position; a nouveau riche; an upstart, a social climber ...1980s Aust. sl.
• PARVIPOTENT adj. having little power ...1862
• PARVISCIENT adj. knowing little ...1884
• PARVITUDE * n. 1. littleness, smallness, minuteness ...1657
† n. 2. an absolutely small or minute thing ...1653
• PARVITY † n. littleness, smallness, minuteness ...1620
• PARWHOBBLE † n. a parley or conference between two or three persons ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. to talk continuously, so as to engross the conversation; to talk quickly, to chatter ...1876 Eng. dial.
 

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